“… Will I not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you such a blessing …” (Malachi 3:10) There are times in each of our lives when we simply find the need to step back, take a deep breath, and take in the moment. It happens at the birth of a […]
The Pedestal of Pride
“For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile a man.” (Mark 7:21-23) The interest in finding out ancestral information is growing by leaps and bounds. People want to […]
Developing the Skill of Criticism
“And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth;” (2 Timothy 2:24, 25) The fact is … most if not all of us are just a bit resistant […]
Emptying the Cup
Being Unteachable…Not A Pretty Picture
Reaching the Place of Teachable … Remaining Approachable!
A Mother’s Love
“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you” (Philippians 1:3) A mother holds her children’s hands for a short while, but their hearts forever. It can also be said that a mother’s children hold their mother’s hands for a short while, but her heart forever! Without any hesitation or reservation this writer can […]
A Most Potent and Powerful Prayer to Offer Up …
“Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours, be done.” (Luke 22:42) There are times in our lives when we don’t want someone, even God, to interfere with what we want to do! Kids can be stubborn, hard-headed and head-strong. They want something, want to […]
Holding On With Open Hands
Seasons Come and Seasons Go …
“To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven:” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) Spring has come with all of its beauty, fragrance and pollen. Every season has its own peculiar characteristics. Whether it’s the crisp, clear mornings of winter, the greening and beautiful time of spring when the flowers and trees put there […]