Is God Asking You to Do Something You Don’t Want to Do?
I had 2 very different events back to back. The first one I had more control over than the second. There were a lot of great folks working on the project, and I knew it would all come together. The second was a bigger unknown. Where the first was a task, the second...
read moreHow to Have Peace When the World is In Chaos
The tree outside my window is beautiful right now. Green leaves abound and little white flowers are starting to bloom at the tips of the branches. The dogwoods are blooming too. Like a new beginning, spring has come. On a good day, just looking out the window at God’s...
read moreTeach Your Children to Choose God Instead of god
When I was 2 years old, my mom let me make my own decisions. She’d let me choose what to wear each day. She’d let me pick out what I wanted when we went shopping. The catch was this. She’d only let me choose from what she’d already chosen. I was only given 2-3 good...
read moreLive By Every Word That Proceedeth Out of the Mouth of God
Have you ever heard it said that the best way to learn a foreign language is to go to the country that speaks it and live there for a while? This is called immersion. The purpose is intense study of the language. It’s supposed to be very effective, and I would imagine...
read moreWhy Short-Tempered Holds You Back & How to Change It
Do you make people walk on eggs around you? I’ve known people who constantly kept things stirred up. Everyone would be happy and getting along fine until they showed up. When they showed up, they would pitch a fit about something. Often someone would wind up in tears....
read moreWhere Will You Take the Holy Spirit Today?
Bob and I were watching television one night. Up on the screen popped a commercial. After a few moments he changed the channel, and we looked at each other. Two words are appropriate for what had filled the screen, and we used them - stupid and trash. I watch more...
read moreNever Too Late to Become . . .
One friend gave me a small cake. One friend bought me lunch. One friend gave me chocolate and a copy of her book. Some friends messaged me. Family called. Cards were received. Dinner was delicious. My happy birthday was spread out over about a week. And yes, I was 35...
read moreAbandoned Women and Children. Break the Cycle!
More and more I see women raising children alone. Sometimes the father won’t provide. When he does, he either won’t provide enough, or he does it begrudgingly. Although this is not always the case, it happens often. Women and children often live in poverty when they...
read moreWhat If the Job You Passed on Was God’s Plan for You?
Sometimes we find ourselves facing tough situations. We don’t like where we are, yet we are afraid to go forward. God gives us an answer, but we refuse to hearken to His voice. Has fear ever prevented you from doing what God asked you to do? Are you facing that...
read moreYou May Find It Hard to Forgive, But…
We won our independence from Great Britain, and they became one of our biggest allies over the years. The north and south fought it out in the civil war, yet we remain one big country. What about other wars and battles we’ve fought? Do you find it hard to forgive our...
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