Recently I received some very discouraging and disappointing news. It weighed heavy upon my heart and mind. I had no answers. Later, at work I tried to hide my emotions, but when a young man asked if I was all right I broke down in …
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What’s In a Name? Alpha? Omega?
Years ago I read about a couple in England who gave birth to a girl and named her Tracy. They also gave her 138 other names. For the sake of brevity I won’t list them as a newspaper reporter did. Some included Carol, Beth, Amy, …
Alpha, Beginning–Omega, the End
I hit the snooze button up to three times. My husband asks, “Why not set it right the first time?” We put on our sneakers for our morning walk. We ask, “How’d you sleep?” and tell tales of our dreams. We walk several blocks. We …
Intentionally Intent
”But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard but doing it—he will be blessed in what he does.” [James 1:25] Do you ever feel guilty when someone is telling …
Jesus, Your Friend
Garth Brooks sang about “Friends in Low Places” but friends in positions to help us are what we’d really like. According to the spokesperson for jewelry store, Shane and Company, if you choose them for your fine jewels “you’ve got a friend in the diamond …
Is Jesus My Priority?
It is easy to give Sunday School answers to questions such as, “What is the priority of your life?” As Christ followers we are quick to say Jesus is our priority because it is the right answer. Yet when it comes to the reality of …
Growing Day by Day
Believers, if you would have an increase of happiness in Christ’s service, labor every year to grow in grace. Beware of standing still. The holiest men are always the happiest. Let your aim be every year to be more holy–to know more, to feel more, …
Jesus, From the Beginning
Sometimes I forget who Jesus really is. When I’ve been in a car accident. When a child’s health is touch and go. When a diagnosis slaps our world upside down or another job ends. By the time I find my feet and find myself praying, I …
New Year’s Resolution: Share the Message of Hope
Around the month of November there is a nudge in my heart to start thinking about a spiritual theme for the New Year. What does the Lord want to teach me through His Word? How will He work through my life to encourage others in …
Making Jesus a Priority
New Year’s Resolution: make Jesus a priority. How often has that been on your resolution list? If you are like many Christian women it’s been there many times, if not every time. By February (if not January 2nd) it’s the kind of resolution that nags and …