One morning, I read a story on Facebook. It told of an old Cherokee who told his grandson: "My son, there is a battle between two wolves inside us all. One is Evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, inferiority, lies, & ego. The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, [...]
We have all played that game, He loves me . . . he loves me not It is apparently a game of French origin according to Wikipedia, in which one person seeks to determine whether the object of their affection returns that affection or not. A person playing the game alternately speaks the phrases “He (or she) [...]
From the moment we feel a stirring in our hearts towards God a lifelong journey of discovery takes hold of us I encourage you to seek God, for His love for you, His child, is the most exciting, life-changing discovery you can make. Life is meant to be lived to the full, though many of [...]
My journey with God began when I was 14 years old, and the teaching of the day was regularly about the all-important Quiet Time (QT). For many years, I'd began the day with a time of prayer and Bible reading that lasted probably about half an hour. It was a time of committing the day [...]
Everything that happens in this world happens at the time God chooses. - Ecclesiastes 3:1 Whether our lives are long or short, we have to live it one day at a time. Those 24 hours can be mundane, exciting, terrifying, boring, full of meetings and experiences. Your life that day may be filled with illness, [...]
If you read through the book of Exodus, it didn’t take long to realize that the Israelites complained. Continuously. Back in Egypt they had pots of meat and all the food they could eat. (Of course, they seemed to forget that they were also slaves being worked to death.) Now they didn't have meat, enough [...]
My grandchildren’s faith and trust in my ability to do things for them, and to take care of them, set me thinking. What is faith? How can I explain it to them? To have faith we must trust that what we have faith in is true. Can I do an Internet search for projects for my grandchildren? [...]
I carried the baggage of my childhood around for years I grew up in a mostly normal, somewhat entertaining, occasionally bellicose, often denial-ridden Italian-American household. If your family is dysfunctional, take a number; it all goes back to Adam and Eve. Although I made a deliberate choice to follow Jesus at age fifteen, I continued [...]
Don’t you just love it when you witness a miracle from God? Don’t you just love it when you witness a miracle from God?—especially when that display of grace and mercy is poured out on ordinary, everyday events. One such moment happened when I was planning the wedding of my youngest son. It was definitely [...]
Every woman who gives in to the temptation to chase after more and put herself in charge of every crisis and opportunity within reach quickly becomes the creator, producer, director, choreographer, executer, and consumer for every holiday, milestone, church event, and family plan. No wonder we’re exhausted! So when you find yourself trapped on the [...]
