Looking for Joy? Try Living Life Backward!

Most of us put off thoughts about death. The unknown is often too uncomfortable to think about, and the pressing issues of …

Who Will Fight For You

“Do not be afraid of them; the LORD your God himself will fight for you” Deuteronomy 3:22 We were driving our son’s qua…

God is at Work No Matter How You Feel

“ May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. ” 2 C…

How and Why We Should Pray for All People

When Paul wrote his first letter to Timothy, his explicit goal was that his protégé might “know how one ought to behave in …

Reality

I’m not a cake person. And although I enjoy baking, I detest decorating cakes. Probably because they never look the way t…

Working Out a Writing Schedule by Allison Symes

Image Credit:  Images created in Book Brush using Pixabay photos. Having any writing schedule is not everyone’s cup of Darj…

Learning to Forgive

Forgiveness means sharing the same gift Jesus extended to us—regardless of the offense We’ll often try to justify an angr…

Trouble at Home

Do people in church get under your skin sometimes? “No one hates his own body but feeds and cares for it, just as Christ…

Unrecognizable

“ Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects , always trusts , always hopes , ” 1 Cori…

Adhesive Qualities

Marriage is a deliberate commitment to stick together. It is not based on emotional, physical or psychic attraction. “ T…

Oxenholme, here we come!

“The Man on the Middle Cross Said I Can Come”

While most people would agree that our world is broken, they may not agree about how to fix it. In the following clip, Alis…

Wallpaper: He Never Ceases

“We may often forget to meditate upon the perfections of our Lord, but He never ceases to remember us.” — C.H. Spurgeon C…

Life’s Passing Storms

No storm in life will last forever, and when it passes, we can thank the Lord for His rescue and constant watchfulness. …

Poem – In the Midst

IN THE MIDST In the midst of my pain Do not allow my living be in vain. For I must not kick and shove I must be harmle…

Rejoicing with those who rejoice by Tracy Williamson

Yesterday I posted on Facebook to say that I'd finished a chapter in my writing project and was about to start a new one…

Called to be What He Made

“Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth — everyone who is called by my name, whom I created f…

Blessed in the Little Things

“Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits–who crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your d…