I once had a boyfriend who, unknown to me at that time, was a sociopath. No matter what I did or said, it just made things worse. God led me to a book by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, “The Cost of Discipleship.” Dietrich was a Christian pastor who was killed for opposing Hitler. In it, he wrote, […]
Category: codependency
“And {s}he will stand for the Lord is able to make {her} stand.” (Romans 14.4, NKJV)
In thinking about my life, if I look at it from one angle, it looks pretty bad. I’m a widow with no children, few friends, no male companion, estranged from a seriously dysfunctional family, and I work at a job where I don’t really fit in. I walk this world as a disciple for Jesus, […]
About ‘Campfires with Jesus”
by Mackenzie Garfield {It is not my attention to either encourage or discourage you from going to church. This is just my story.} When I went out into the freezing December night, I wasn’t planning on starting a relationship with God. I was a desperate woman, with a husband deteriorating from MS, seeking hope. I […]
