Poetry
You’re In The Potter’s Hand
You’re in the Potter’s hands. He feels every pain and ache. May you trust his everlasting arms of compassion in every grief and disappointment.
Just As You Are
I have recently written a series of poems about losing a dear friend. I find that I am processing my grief as I write. I hope that these poems bless you. "Leaving the...
Your Shepherd is always with you
To Be Present
"To Be Present" You tell me to be stillto trust that you are in control You ask me to release and then in the release simply to let go. As I wait expectantly in your...
Foundations for the Next Generation
Our lives serve as the foundation or bridge for the next generation. Marvelous things accomplished by Texans, like Barbara Jordan, wouldn't have been possible without...
Juneteenth 2023
Celebrate Juneteenth by learning about the incredible accomplishments of African American nation builders. On sale now at melladaviswrites.com. Cherie Barnard...
Never Alone
We never walk alone because Jesus experienced being forsaken, rejected, and abused in our place. He knows how we feel because He bore it all for us. He has promised to...
He Knows, He Understands
Harsh daily realities, especially abuse born in our youth, may cause some of us to doubt God's lovingkindness. But it is for this very reason that He sent His Son Jesus...
Oh What Salvation and Love
With Jesus' death on the cross, the second Adam restored us to a right relationship and fellowship with God and one another. To do so, "God made him who had no sin to...
He’d Do It All Over Again
"He'd Do It All Over Again" Barabbas, a murderer,Insurrectionist, a fraudSet free instead ofJesus, the very Son of God. Another common thief, a liar, condemned to a...