Posts Tagged: Steel Magnolias

When Bad Things Happen . . .

Near the end of Steel Magnolias, one of my favorite movies, Melin wrestles with questions of suffering at her daughter, Shelby’s, funeral.  In her grief and sadness, Annelle tries to offer solace saying, “It should make you feel a lot better that Shelby is with her king.  We should all be rejoicing.”  In a moment… Read more »

From Suffering to Hope–Romans 5:1-11, Lent 3 A

                           Several years ago I joined a team to provide Katrina relief in New Orleans.  We were charged with gutting out Ms. Helena’s home, which suffered an 8 ft. storm surge and a three week drowning of 4 ft. of stagnant water.  We pulled out dry wall and base boards, we moved pictures and… Read more »