Let’s do something different today. It’s Friday, the end of the month, and spring break is around the corner for many families. Instead of a regular post, I would like to share some posts that have encouraged, challenged, and inspired me during March. The inspiration …
Mentoring
Book Review: Let Me Be a Woman
Two hundred years ago Elizabeth Elliot may have been considered to be in the mainstream of acceptable thought when it comes to women’s issues. Nowadays, however, she represents a traditional view of biblical womanhood which some would seek to put down at all costs, for …
Jesus Is…Our Saviour
“Let’s go check to see if there are any new lambies,” I said to Julia. In a muddy corner outside the barn we found a mother and baby. But there were also two other suspicious mounds stuck in the mud that turned out to be …
Bible Retreat, Part 2
Finding the time to attend a Bible retreat might seem impossible for any busy mom. However, finding time to dig deeper into God’s Word is a must. So what’s a mom to do? Yesterday, I shared steps 1 and 2 to scheduling a Bible retreat …
Bible Retreat, Part 1
Finding the time to attend a Bible retreat might seem impossible for any busy mom. However, finding time to dig deeper into God’s Word is a must. So what’s a mom to do? Why not schedule a Bible retreat right in your own home? If …
Jesus Is…the Good Shepherd (Part 2)
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6 If indeed “we are his people, the sheep of his pasture,” it is no …
Crafted by God
I heard a pastor during his sermon tell the story of a young boy who worked hard to make a beautiful sail boat. He handcrafted the wood to make it smooth and watertight. He painted the boat with his favorite colors and made a sail …
Jesus Is…the Good Shepherd (Part 1)
Consider the answers to this simple quiz: “Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the __________of his pasture.” Psalm 100:3 The primary animal sacrifice for sins was a ______ The shepherd left …
Goodreads: A Secret Hope
Do you enjoy Christian fiction? Beginning Wednesday at Goodreads you are invited to join the reading of Vicki Huffman’s A Secret Hope. On her bio page, Vicki answers a few questions about A Secret Hope: What is unique about A Secret Hope? A lot of …
My Way
”…never the less not as I will, but as You will.” [Matthew 26:39] Recently I was asked, “What has it cost you to grow as a Christian”? I thought for a few moments, taking a quick trip back down the highway of life, remembering a …