By Katherine Swarts – Of late, my life verse has become 2 Corinthians 12:9: “But [God] said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest
By Carol L. Doyel – We had a wonderful event this week at CBS Studios, the Connections Event for CWIMA West Coast/Hollywood of which I serve as the Regional Director. The purpose of our event is to bring Christian women in media together to inspire, equip, and encourage them. It
By Stephanie Scheller– In early 2012 I attended two wealth-building/personal-growth seminars back to back in my hometown. While the information I learned at both seminars was great, I actually learned something more valuable when I realized that many of the attendees at the first seminar were also in attendance at
By Lynn Mosher– Do you hide behind a fig leaf as Adam and Eve did? Life in the garden! An opulent home for earth’s first inhabitants. The garden of creation was God’s kingdom on earth, which contained health, wealth, welfare, safety, prosperity, peace, all God’s plan of provision. Of all
By Nancie Carmichael – “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore, Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me: I lift my lamp beside the golden door…”–inscription on the Statue of Liberty I stopped in the middle of
By Nancy Kay Grace – Selah, a Hebrew word is regarded as a musical term indicating a pause or interlude. Beyond its musical implication, it can be a pause or rest for us in the activity of life. A Selah moment would be a time to pause and reflect in
By Wade Mears – On November 23, 2010, I lost my beloved wife of 27 years to pneumonia. God became closer to me than I had ever experienced before in my lifetime. It was through Him and the love and support of our church family at Lighthouse Baptist Church in
By Heather Duzan– Today, just three days beyond my 42nd wedding anniversary, my husband dropped me off at my Aunties to live for a few months. He then returned to our home of 30 years to work a bit and prepare us financially for an interstate move. He wants to live in
By Kim Chaffin – Some of the biggest lies we believe start with a little bit of truth. If you don’t believe me just take a look at Eve. Thanks to the serpent, Eve bit into one of the biggest lies in the history of the world. Now the
By Lysa Barry – What is Empty Nest Syndrome? Definition: Is it a real psychological condition to be reckoned with or just a natural process of life? Empty Nest Syndrome refers to feelings of depression, sadness, and/or grief experienced by parents and caregivers after children come of age and leave their childhood
By Marta Greenman – The Lord of Hosts – The Lord of Angel Armies Have you ever thought you really wanted something, yet when you received your heart’s desire you realized this was not what you expected? That was me in May 2013. It was my second trip to Albania
By Mari Plank –As a Life Coach I believe most Christian women struggle with believing God’s unconditional love and acceptance resulting in insecurity and depleted worth and value. The evidence is in all the ways we try and fill that deep need for affirmation, recognition or approval. Get out of the
By Judith R. Barnes − Between hobbies, friends, and obligations at work or home, carving out quality time with your significant other can easily fall by the wayside. Even those couples whose children have already flown the coop often experience an absence of connection with their partners, despite having the freedom to
By Carol Doyel – A question I’ve been asking myself a lot these days is, “is this the place the Lord wants me or has chosen for me to be?” I’m not just talking about my physical location, but my spiritual place as well. I think we all want to
By Sarah Meece – “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 When I opened the local newspaper recently the headline stated: HEROIN USE UP BY 68% OVER LAST YEAR. In the article, a desperate mother
By Deborah Smith Pegues – When I was a child, I heard my mother and father argued frequently about things that happened or had been said in the far, far distant past. They served faithfully and sacrificially inside and outside the walls of the church. Nevertheless, a spirit of unforgiveness
By Kelli Parisian– When you reach a certain age, and attend enough Memorials/Celebrations of Life, you begin to ponder the topic of death more often, and more seriously. People will say death is a part of life, but when it hits close to home, this statement seems sadly insufficient.
By Katherine Swarts – The dictionary definition of “fatigue” is “extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness.” In today’s society, fatigue seems an illness in its own right. And like cancer, it has sufficient notoriety and versatility to rate subdivision into multiple categories: one hears of compassion fatigue,
By Kim Chaffin – Growing up we spent a lot of time at our family cabin in Priest Lake, Idaho. My great grandfather had a vision of a place where generations in the future could come and relax. Since 1947, our family has been enjoying my great grandfather’s cabin. At
By Lynn Mosher− Sometimes, a verse of Scripture stops me in my tracks. I sit in silence, staring at it and allowing it to soak deep within me. I search my Bible program, concordances, Lexicons, and commentaries to collect what I can for deeper understanding. One of my recent ponderings
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