Outward Appearances
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The Outcast: Identity of a Leper
If there was one identity that stuck to me like glue more than the rest, it would be leper. I can easily be the leper who is standing in the street, crying out “I am unclean”, but it isn’t hard to feel almost a kinship to those who once were lepers crying out to Jesus in the New… Continue reading
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Keeping Up Appearances
Appearances. It is a topic I am mindful of quite often. Our world endorses masks, and pretending we are fine despite reality. The Pharisees and other religious leaders wore a different kind of mask, but it remained profitless. Their mask made them look very good, but their hearts were “white-washed tombs”. Spiritually dead. How about… Continue reading
About Me
My name is Stacey. This is my favorite space on the web. Gracefully Overcoming has become my outlet as I learn to cope with multiple chronic illnesses. It is where my trials and faith in Christ come together.