by Debby Efurd | Jan 24, 2018 | The Second Mile
We snuck into church, late as usual, trying desperately not to attract attention to ourselves. As I was getting comfortable in my pew seat, I noticed the pastor was starting a new series on the Book of Ruth, one of only two women who have their own books. Being a...
by Debby Efurd | Dec 4, 2017 | The Second Mile
Unless you have been living under a rock or on another planet, you have probably heard of the verdict announced in the Kate Steinle murder case. Kate was the young woman shot and killed in 2015 on a San Francisco pier, dying in the arms of her father. The acquittal...
by Debby Efurd | Apr 9, 2017 | The Second Mile
I was in an emergency room late one night several years ago. There were victims of wrecks, attacks, and brutal crimes. A child whose arms and face were bruised leaving you to wonder if they really fell down stairs or were beaten by a parent. A woman was there...
by Debby Efurd | Jan 30, 2016 | The Second Mile
I returned from Washington, D.C. last week to attend a dinner with 100 pastors in the court room where Roe v. Wade was signed into law in 1973. Attending this dinner held special meaning to me because that law affected my life profoundly as well as millions of...
by Debby Efurd | Oct 7, 2015 | The Second Mile
Recently, I was sitting in a court room waiting to give testimony in a hearing. I had prepared, plaintiffs had prepared, checked my facts, reviewed the evidence to be presented. This was sure to be an open and shut case! Six hours later the judge gives the...
