While traveling through the Appalachian Mountains, a couple stopped at a rustic country store. While the man sampled the hoop cheese and dill pickles, his wife talked with an elderly woman in a faded sunbonnet. In a few minutes the wife came over to her …
Mentoring
Christian Idol Worship
(If you cannot view the video, click here.) “The Lord says: ‘These people come near me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have been …
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 …
Walking in Peace
Walking in peace is possible through the power of the Holy Spirit. A lost world is watching; are we reflecting Christ today? Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of …
Finding Peace When You’re a Chick in Conflict
“We just need to talk and air out our differences.” “Let’s just lay our feelings out on the table.” “I’m an open book. I want people to know exactly how I feel.” “I needed to vent.” Step back. Take cover. The outcome of this encounter …
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 …
Book Review: Women of the Secret Place
Women of the Secret Place is a unique Christian read by Ruth Carmichael Ellinger and her friends, including MMCW writer Daphne Tarango. Filled with personal stories of God’s faithfulness in the hard places of life, this book is filled with hope and encouragement. Containing fifty-two …
No More Beating around the Bush
“Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.” [Matthew 7:20] I sit across from three young women, new to me and to the discipleship class. Not your usual class in the warmth of home or church building…this was the county jail. The love of God …
“What Changes Our Peace
April’s Rooted in Christ theme is Peace Reading God’s Story Schedule today, 4/11/13: I Samuel 25-27, Psalm 17, Psalm 73. Join hosts Page and Cindy on Facebook where we are discussing today’s reading. Everyone is invited to join by clicking the ‘Join Group’ button. We …
We Will Go Through…with Peace
Do you ever feel as if God is preparing you or a loved one for bad news? You know… that gut feeling, that restlessness, that longing to pray and intercede for yourself, your family, your friends, your church, pastors, or missionaries? God has a way …