By Lynn Mosher – When the clouds of disappointment, heartache, and circumstances roll in to darken our day, what do we do? Whine and complain? Doubt and worry? Question God? But what does scripture tell us? “Blessed is the people knowing the joyful sound; O Jehovah, they shall walk in
By Janet Uszynski – Are the clouds keeping you from moving forward or is it the storm? Sometimes in life we either are stuck in the clouds or can’t move forward because of the big storm we feel around us. When we are in the clouds it is usually due to
By Heidi McLaughlin – There are coyotes out there dad”, said the three year old boy, “They are going to come into the house and hurt us.” The dad walked to the window, looked for a long time and then said, “OK then I better go and get my gun
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,
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
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
The snowdrops are blooming under my Japanese Maple tree and they remind me how fragile and fleeting life can be. They’re delicate little flowers, you know. Loners, too. While most of their friends don’t make an appearance until the fair winds blow, these little guys bring hope for the Spring
Did you know that lions spend a lot of their time passively watching what’s going on around them but doing nothing? It’s only when they need something badly enough that they rouse themselves and act. In 1 Samuel 3:18, I was struck by Eli’s reaction to the revelation spoken by
By Peggy Still– After a long week at the office, a Saturday filled with errands and chores, and Sunday afternoons spent writing, I fall into bed and wonder aloud, “Will my work ever be finished?” I know I am not alone in my questioning for every wife, mother, and working
By Cheri Cowell — Miriam was the big sister of Moses, who led the Israelites out of bondage in Egypt. When Pharaoh decreed the death of all baby boys in Egypt, Miriam’s mother put Moses in a waterproof basket and set him on the river in hopes Pharaoh’s wife would
By Janelle Alberts – I was chatting with a favorite preschool teacher the other day about her skill to inspire! Create! Enlighten! I gushed, “Your life must be amazing! Your home must be a treasure!” In response, she said the most amazing thing: “All this at work – it’s for
Several Sundays ago, my “forever” pastor*, Bob Myers (http://www.covenant-church.org/) preached on the difference between a metaphor often quoted to the dying (Make peace with dying), and Jesus Himself, the author and enabler of our peace. Bob questioned whether my husband, Bill would have wanted to hear this metaphor as he
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