What do you think of when you hear the word goodness? Most likely you are thinking about good things. Good food, good friends, a good movie, a good day, a good heart, and the list could go on and on. But what does good mean …
Chili & God’s Grace
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 …
Plum cake
When my husband and I were missionaries in Hungary we simply adored eating Hungarian plum tart. I found this recipe last year which uses American ingredients. I tweaked it a bit to make it healthier, reducing the sugar and using whole wheat flour. I was …
A Summer Spent Growing the Fruit of the Spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. (Galatians 5:22-23) One summer when my daughters were four and six, we decided to be “fruitful.” Each week we chose a tangible fruit and a corresponding verse for …
For Goodness Sake
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23) Dallas Willard, a professor of philosophy for 48 years and a renowned evangelical thinker died in May of this …
Renewing My Mind
Reading God’s Story Schedule today, 7/31/13: Isaiah 64-66. 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 have 600+ women reading the Bible through together! Join us and invite …
Words of Life
I love music, and lately have been convicted when listening to a a song playing on the radio by Hawk Nelson, called ”Words”. The lyrics are very fitting with Ephesians 4:29 and the topic of self control: Click here if the video is not playing in your …
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 …
The Perils of Pinterest
I wrote a post about how to use the social media image-driven website Pinterest in 2011, shortly after the site went public. At that time I wasn’t aware the risks Pinterest poses for our children. Pinterest users create virtual bulletin boards and pin anything they …
Why Scolding Doesn’t Work
“Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such (a word) as is good for edification according to the need (of the moment), that it may give grace to those who hear.” Ephesians 4:29 “And while He was in Bethany at the home …