By Diane Bailey – In today’s Washington Times, there is an article about a Bay Psalm hymnal from 1640 going up for auction and expected to bring about whopping $30 million dollars! It is up for auction by Boston’s Old South Church, a church where Samuel Adams was a member
By Amy Layne Litzelman – “Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving; make music to our God on the harp. He covers the sky with clouds; He supplies the earth with rain and makes grass grow on the hills.” Psalm 147:7-8 I’ve heard a number of my Christian friends say recently,
By Ellen Dolgen – What do men think of perimenopause and menopause? Does your husband understand menopause? I mean, really understand menopause? Chances are that he just thinks it’s that time of YOUR life when you get to say goodbye periods and PMS. Hello, sex all month long! My husband,
By Diane Gage Lofgren and Margaret Bhola – Here are a few tips we’ve learned to seal the deal of friendship as related to the article “Getting Intentional About Female Friendship”: 1. Make time for friends. You have to run errands or eat lunch on the weekends; invite her along!
By Carolyn Henderson – Ever noticed how the average person talks to a three-year-old? “It’s time for bed. Now.” “Eat your vegetables. Now.” “That’s enough noise! Calm down, or it’s a nap. Now.” It’s no wonder the kids get cranky; people are constantly ordering them about. Nobody, not even three-year-olds,
By Andy Mason – What’s the big deal about having a dream, a picture of the future that you want to live in some day? Why should I bother discovering the dreams inside my heart and holding onto those dreams in spite of the onslaughts of opposition? Why should I reconsider
By Deborah Smith Pegues – It’s a mad, mad world and rare is the person who gets through a single day without encountering an irritating, frustrating, or anger-producing situation. Deborah Pegues, author of the award-winning and bestselling 30 Days to Taming Your Tongue (more than 650,000 sold), is once again
I am persuaded that it is not lack of information or education or even desire that is hindering us doing something with our lives. To quote a friend: “Most of us are educated beyond our level of obedience” (Mike Frank). What if you just did it? What if you stopped
By Janelle Alberts – I heard a mother speaking with her son about a recess fight with his little friend. The mom said all the usual encouraging things, and then added, “And son, maybe you could talk to God about this.” The little boy looked at his mom with a
“Live in the moment, for each of us is precious and not to be squandered.” ~ God on a Harley, Joan Brady We’ve all heard quotes such as this one—but do we really get the message? It sounds good. We might think about it for a few minutes. But then
By Rick Thomas – You know your marriage is strong when you can have sexually oriented conversations with your spouse. Outside of having intimate discussions about what the LORD is doing in your life, there is probably no other kind of marital talk which reveals the true strength of your relationship. Though
I expected an interesting season as I walked through my 59th year, heading towards the next decade like a bullet train. The last thing I anticipated was to walk back through my past. Yes, my past. The ugly past. I have walked through so much healing, but quite frankly most
She was married for only seven years, and had lived as a widow for forty-four. Denied motherhood, she spent all her time in the Temple, probably holding the place of a deaconess. She lived apart from material things and “served God with fasting and prayers night and day,” (Luke 2:37)
Today’s article was supposed to be about a magazine I used to write for, and how the owners — purportedly Christian — ran the place pretty much along standard, looks-like-any-other-business-these-days lines, but I couldn’t get the tone outside of the I’m right; they’re wrong mode. So I thought of another
Four generations of my family gathered this week at my parents’ home. My mom and dad longed to see their first great-grandchild, but cannot make the long highway drive to go to him. So, I traveled from Houston to Dallas, picked up my daughter Kelley and her one-year old Micah,
Did you know that there’s more to the Serenity Prayer? Goodness knows who wrote it, since originally thought to be Protestant theologian, Rienhold Niebuhr. However, the origin isn’t what this particular post is about. I’m more interested in the second verse. Yes! There is a second verse! I think the
By Carol Doyel – I’m sure there are many mothers who will receive cards on Mother’s Day from their children, husbands, and loved ones declaring them “The Best Mom”. Some may even receive awards from their children, I can remember making one for my own mother that claimed her “the very best
By Melody Fawn Heal— Back then we all wore our hair in pig tails, switched shoes with our best friend, rolled our socks down below our ankles, and played foursquare at recess. Those were some of the most memorable and competitive times of my life. When the bell rang for
By Margaret Bhola – With Mother’s Day around the corner, I took the liberty of asking my two adult daughters questions about their relationship with me as their mother. As coauthor of Women I Want to Grow Old With, with Diane Gage Lofgren, I believe that mothers and daughters have
By Ellen Dolgen – My Mom is a petite woman – yet very big. She is soft spoken – yet very outspoken. She is delicate – yet strong. She is understated – yet elegant. She is wise – yet modest. She is dedicated to helping others – yet she dedicates
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