“He tends His flocks like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His arms and carries them close to His heart; He gently leads those that have young.” Isaiah 40:11 (NIV) Jesus has such a simple way of loving and showing His care for His …
Pancake Chat
Marriage Advice for Singles
If your Facebook profile says “single” and you’re over the age of twenty, chances are you wonder if you’ll ever be able to change it. I know, I’ve been there. Facebook wasn’t around when I was single, but I still remember the desire to change …
Guard Your Heart and Time
MMCW’s featured blogroll post for April is from Johanna Tooke at Life Managers. If you would like to join our blogroll and have the opportunity to be a MMCW guest author, click here. A guard is never posted by anything obscure or meaningless. A guard …
Just Words
They’re only words. This statement from my seventeen-year-old son, and the agreement of my fourteen-year-old daughter are what lit a fire under me with regard to the use of certain four letter words. I wondered how we got to this place of complacency and acceptance, …
Easter Redemption Story
My only hope is that through this Easter redemption story, the grace and love and majesty of the Lord Jesus Christ may burst through the clouds of our souls and shine with a radiant intensity that will wake us up once again to His eternal …
You are a Change Agent
”And be not conformed to this world…be transformed…prove what is good…” [Romans 12:2] Did you ever stop to think that the transforming power of God can only be released through change? Life is measured by the moment by moment decisions we make to move away …
God’s Signature Dishes
God has signed His name on my dishes. Really. At first glance you will not be able to see it, but after I tell you my story, I believe you will agree with me that God’s signature is truly there. You see, God is interested …
Strategic Thinking
But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed [Luke 5:16] Sometimes the noise and confusion of this 21st century is so great we don’t even know what questions to ask and, without the right questions, we never get the right answer. Just when you think …
Sugar Cookies for Valentine’s Day
Cake and cookie designer Ally Plummer shares her recipe for sugar cookies today that’s perfect for a Valentine treat. To add elegance to sugar cookies, frost and monogram with your Valentine’s initial. This is a wonderful gift idea for neighbors. Attach a note that says, …
Hinges and Locks
For the Schaeffers, shuttering their home in the Alps to the constant stream of seekers was easier said than done. The needs were unending, the requests for counsel and support unrelenting. As a strategic player in the mountain retreat at L’Abri, time and again Edith …