MY PRAYER: Father, I want to encourage my readers—and myself—to stop living in fear. This year, God, we are graced with an extra day: February 29th. Every four years we get one whole, brand new, extra day to do something special with. This Leap Year I want to take…a leap
Beth tells the funny story of her grandson with Mr. Sun and Mr. Moon to illustrate the difference between harmless fairy tales and damaging lies.
Despite the fact that August Rodin’s THE KISS was made of bronze, it captured the intimacy and intense emotion that has grown to be a symbol of love’s beginning and/or the enduring love between two people. Though early artists rarely illustrated kissing, anthropologists assume it has always represented love and
As some of you may know, I recently put together a vision board. It was something I had wanted to do for years but never got around to. After hearing so many success stories about the effects of creating a visual dreamscape that I could pray over everyday, I was
I was teenage alcoholic. I regularly did things on a Friday night that I had no recollection of on a Saturday morning. Someone usually had to tell me what I had done. Sometimes, I had to wait for weeks, even months, before knowing the full consequences of my drunken binges.
“Yes, though I walk through the deep, sunless valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me…” Ps. 23:4 Living where I do, surrounded by mountains, rivers, and wildlife, it’s not hard to recognize the existence of our Creator. The wisdom
By Shari Johnson – Galatians 2:22-26 ~ But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let
By Janet Perez Eckles – I messed up. Ugh! “So, sorry,” I said to the producer. The inspirational videos we filmed this past Saturday needed to be done just right because of its potential outreach. And when I fumbled on a word during the shooting, I cringed. No doubt, we
MY PRAYER:Father, many people believe You are only one way and that You cannot be moved. They believe that their fate is sealed and whatever You have planned, good or bad, can’t be changed. If they are living in sorrow, depression, sickness, or despair, they feel it is the lot
“In putting everything under him, God left nothing that is not subject to Him. Yet at present we do not see everything subject to Him. But we see Jesus.” (Heb. 2:8b-9a NIV) Don’t you love it when a familiar scripture leaps off the page at you as if you’ve never
Together For Marriage Marriage works. It makes people happier, live longer, and build more economic security. Children with married parents perform better in school. Read short summary from “The Case for Marriage” here. Click here for new research on “Why Marriage Matters: Thirty Conclusions from Social Science.” Deep down, everyone
By Deborah Bateman – We can’t even imagine how much God loves us. He loved us so much He gave His only Son, Jesus Christ to die on the cross so we could be saved from our sins. We find this in John 3:16-17. For God so loved the world
Considering that the holiday is all about love, there are a lot of people who hate Valentine’s Day — namely, single people who wish they weren’t so and don’t appreciate being aggressively reminded of it for the next two weeks. In my long ago college days, my dorm room overlooked
By Lynn Baber – Hindsight is 20-20. Each of us will look back at the end of our life and clearly see the results of each decision made. Were you prepared for the opportunity that knocked only once or did you miss what should have been your shining moment? At
By Rhonda Caudell – In simple terms, “Patient” implies someone who is sick or ill. “Advocate” is defined in the World English Dictionary as someone who intercedes on behalf of another. The Greek word for Advocate is Parakletos defined as one who pleads another’s cause or helps one by defending
By Nancie Carmichael – Funny how some things stick in your mind. I was 23 and a young mom of two, and my husband had recently accepted a position in a church. I was a very unwilling pastor’s wife. I didn’t want to be one of “them.” Besides, it had
By Alex Green – Submitted by Chris Marie Wave – At a party last week, I bumped into a distracted woman wearing a frown. “Hey, don’t hog all the fun,” I said with a wink. She shook her head and gave me a slightly embarrassed smile. “It’s just that when
By Olga Hermans – The philosopher Plato wrote an allegory in which he compared people to prisoners chained in a cave. The only reality they knew was the tiny space of their surroundings. But if a person would stand up and break out of the chains, they could step out
By Joy Silha – My intention for 2012 is to “Be Childlike and Play!” It sort of came to me. I was creating a vision board for the year and noticed that I had a lot of childlike pictures and playful images. This showed me that I needed to create
By Peggy Lester – I love new beginnings. I must say the first of the year is my favorite time of the year. It is like the sunrises and sunsets except on a bigger scale to me; new beginnings in the morning, as I meet God and give Him my
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