Do you have a special ‘word’ for 2018? You know, a word / discipline to intentionally focus on in the new year? This time of year I see posts announcing the writer’s word-of-the-year painted beautifully on a pillow. For years, Mentoring Moments has done something …
David wrote in Psalm 139:14 about the mystery of birth that we are “fearfully and wonderfully made.” Every parent who holds a newborn in their arms, examining their fingers and toes, knows that feeling of wonderment. As Eugene Peterson wrote, “In the presence of …
When we approach Thanksgiving season, I often reflect on the ways God has provided for me and for my family over the years. Especially something that happened when my kids were young. We lived on a dairy farm and our dairy barn had burned down. We had …
Hocus Pocus is a 1993 Disney film about three witch sisters hung in Salem in 1693 for sucking the life-force from a little girl to restore the sisters’ youth. They also made her teenage brother Thackery Binx disappear. (The witches turned him into a black …
The 1982 musical comedy Annie was nominated for two Academy Awards including Best Musical Score. That’s no surprise to anyone who’s seen it and couldn’t get the tune and lyrics to the themesong “Tomorrow” out of their head for several days. Based on the storyline …
The classic 1980 comedy 9 to 5 has something in it for every woman who has ever worked for a boss who treated her badly. Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton star as working women with a horrible boss. Jane Fonda plays Judy, whose …
Sharing in the Sufferings of Jesus One Sunday morning I read these verses during my quiet time: My goal is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death, assuming that I will somehow reach the …
Beaches – A Friend who Stuck for Life The tagline of Beaches, a 1988 film starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey, says a lot: “Friends come and go but there’s always one you’re stuck with for life.” The film—which would be worth watching for the …
May our prayer be the same as one of the earliest citizens of the United States: Almighty GOD; we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt keep the United States in Thy holy protection, that thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate …
The Jesus Moses Knew, Vicki Huffman’s latest book, shows us how to see Jesus–the pre-incarnate Christ–in many places in the Old Testament. Jesus didn’t just appear in the New Testament. Jesus had no beginning and will have no end. The Old Testament, like a prequel …
