To say my youngest son Colson is a finicky eater is to say Argentina was excited when their countryman became pope this spring. I don’t know how Pope Francis would have handled a child excusing himself from the dinner table to go to the restroom …
5 Tips for Running a Business After 50
“The length of our days is seventy years–or eighty if we have the strength . . . Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Ps. 90: 10, 12 NIV). It was once stated, “You can’t teach an …
Living for Christ Alone
Living, moving, and being–three realities of being in relationship and abiding in Christ. Are you aware of these realities? What does it look like to live in Christ alone? It means you don’t go any place without His presence. You can’t get lost and you …
Dealing Gently with Difficult People
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” [Ephesians 4:32] The popular writer F.W. Boreham once lost patience with a difficult man name Crittingden, who said and wrote many critical words. Boreham, angered beyond endurance, finally …
Throwback Thursday Linkup: 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 …
Leave “If Only” Behind
Just last week I was talking with a dear friend who experienced a disappointment in a relationship and has struggled to stop longing for life to return to how it used to be. As she shared her feelings, God stirred in my heart a passage …
Our Tongue Will Always Tell the Story
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” [Psalm 19:14] Someone once said “Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me. But deep down I know …
Curbing the Tongue with a New Language
“…they will speak with new tongues…”(Mark 16:17c) I listened on Skype the other day as our granddaughter responded to her mother by saying nine—German for no. Not surprising in her new found language no would be one of the first words spoken emphatically. It brought …
Don’t Allow Squawkers to Steal Your Peace
“Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit…” [Eccl. 7:9]. Squawking–even the word can irritate with its sharp and unrelenting sense of a warring spirit. There you are enjoying the peace and beauty of God when suddenly a flock of blue jays with their constant …
Forgiving and Forgetting the Past
”Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved…” [Jeremiah 17:14] I always loved the Pike’s Nursery commercial—go dig in the dirt again! To me it spoke of undisturbed, carefree activity. However, you may be one of those …