Bestselling author Kim Vogel Sawyer believes in the power of second chances – a theme she’s captured with poignant grace in her new book, When Grace Sings (WaterBrook Press/March 17, 2015/ISBN: 978-0307731333/ $14.99), which follows the CBA bestseller When Mercy Rains in The Zimmerman Restoration Trilogy. Sawyer says the series
By Kathleen Cooke – It takes guts to be creative in today’s culture. That nagging little voice in our head is always telling us we aren’t good enough, talented enough, or trained enough. One of my favorite writers on the subject is Brene Brown. She is a brilliant researcher and
By Sophie Hazan – Kids today have access to so much technology, and there has been a lot of discussion in the media about whether this is a good or a bad thing. However, scientists are now backing the idea that technology is great for kids and their education. Massey Professor
By Kim Chaffin – Over Memorial Day weekend, we headed to the pancake feed in Priest Lake, Idaho. With my plate of yummy pancakes in hand I began to fill my cup with orange juice. I thought it might be too sweet so I decided to water it down. I
By Linda Williams – The enemy hides in those shameful, secret places within ourselves. It’s that voice that whispers, “Don’t tell anyone that, let’s keep that to ourselves. It’s too embarrassing for anyone to know.” “Shh! Let this moment go by.” Shame is different from guilt. Shame is a sense
By Sarah Meece− “Stand firm in faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:13-14 Is our country currently experiencing an emotional battlefield? With the Supreme Court decision changing the definition of marriage last Friday, there has been a flurry of elevated emotions. While Christians
By Lynn Mosher– Have you ever gone from resting “in green pastures” to wandering around in the wilderness, lacking refreshment for your spiritual thirst, needing to be “beside still waters”? Israel did. In part of their wanderings, it went like this: *They went from Mount Hor in Lebanon to Edom,
By Marta Greenman– Sometimes life is just not fair. Certain people are treated specially while you may not even be noticed. Someone else may receive an undeserved promotion, while you are stuck in the same job. Children are bullied for no reason and some people are discriminated against because of
By Deborah Pegues – I’ve had to forgive many offenses in my lifetime—from a Ponzi financial rip-off, to a molestation, to a botched foot surgery. However, my pain pales in comparison to that of the families of the nine victims of the recent Charleston, South Carolina church shooting. When they
By Carol Doyel – The title of this article may seem cliché to some, but as I was reading a post today titled, “Perfect Beauty” in The Bailey Post it occurred to me, that when we know Jesus, we know this statement to be true. He is altogether lovely. But
In all of our personal relationships – whether with our spouse’s, partners, mothers, daughters, friends, etc – there are gestures, words, and actions that make us feel loved and appreciated more so than others – and those things vary from person to person. According to Gary Chapman’s book, the five
By Barbara Delinsky – PROLOGUE The rain let up just in time. The final day of taping for the spring season of Gut It! was about to begin, and though the sun hadn’t yet appeared, Caroline MacAfee’s hopes were high. Well behind the stream of work vehicles pulling up on
LivingBetter50.com invites you to meet our prayer partner Polly. We want to share prayers that Polly has video taped as she has been lead by the Holy Spirit to record. Our hope is that these prayers will speak to the heart of people that visit us and are lead to
By Marta Greenman – Psalm 23 is one of the best-known psalms in the Bible. When I read the words written by David so long ago, I have an underlying peace that infiltrates my soul. Why are these words so calming? And what can we learn about the relationship of
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – One of the most photographed fitness models in America is speaking out about the one thing that took her from overweight in her 30s to the cover of the top fitness magazines in her 40s, and the answer may surprise many: it was her faith in God.
By Kim Chaffin – Over the years I have had more than one person mention they were surprised by how much fun I had for being a Christian. I guess I missed the memo that said once you have been saved you will never have fun again. As I have
By Carole Towriss− Mareth tucked her sons closer to her side and considered the people surrounding the grave. Jerah had been respected, well-liked. A member of the guild of prophets, he had a stellar reputation. The men mourned loudly, appropriately. The wives swarmed around her, blessed her, hugged her. It
By Carole Brewer− Words set to music have influence. Add the power of the Holy Spirit and lives are changed. At an inner-city Thanksgiving Day outreach, the first course on the menu was gospel music. People gathered from the surrounding streets as my fellow musicians and I sang and played
By Rachel Held Evans– . . . by God’s word the heavens came into being and the earth was formed out of water and by water. —2 Peter 3:5 In the beginning, the Spirit of God hovered over water. The water was dark and deep and everywhere, the ancients say,
By Lynn Mosher– “A long time ago,in a galaxyfar, faraway…” …the stars were more visible than they are now, depending, of course, on where you live. When I was still young, skinny, and had energy to burn, I loved lying on a blanket on the grass in the backyard with
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