By Jayme Hull— Spring has arrived. Everyone is getting prepared for final exams, graduations, weddings and outdoor activities with family and friends. When you need to plan for the future do you get an anxious feeling deep in the pit of your gut? Do you worry about preparing for future
By Deb DeArmond I did something last night I haven’t done since I was 16 years old. My mother warned me about it when I was a teenager, predicting dire outcomes if I were to ignore her advice. It sounded like she knew what she was talking about, so I
Have you been experiencing repeated disappointments, results which don’t measure up to your efforts, or hope deferred for so long, it’s almost extinguished? Well, though I am the Queen of Cheer, today I’m not going to give you some Pollyanna platitude like, “Just keep believing God. It’ll turn around soon.”
This morning, in the Wall Street Journal, an article was placed about the Praying Hands drawn by Albrecht Dürer in 1508. It seems that this artful rendition of a holy moment, has gone “viral”, having found its way into pop culture and appearing in so many places, from coffee mugs,
Have you ever had a time when you felt like you were in a spiritual black hole? I have. The pressure seemed unbearable. No sense of God‘s presence. No sense of anything going on around me. These are the times, sorry to say, when I tend to question God’s love
By Amy Layne Litzelman – “Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble] mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus: [Let Him be your example in humility]” Philippians 2:5 (AMP) An empty religion will betray itself in relationships. Just eight words, yet startling in their accuracy. We can
By Janelle Alberts – I would not have cast the strong and stoic Charlton Heston as Moses. I would have picked someone who looked easily freaked out and whose face best expressed, “I wish I could get out of this place.” Moses’ job was stressful. There he stood, staring out
By Heidi McLaughlin – The feeling of being barefoot and feeling the sand squish between my toes evokes the giddiness of freedom. I feel like a child when I flirt with the ocean and get near enough to feel the occasional splash of gorgeous, turquoise sea water and the sun
By Rita Schulte – My husband calls her Bella, a middle name that describes her beauty. When she sees me her world stands still. She runs and jumps into my arms—such joy, such excitement. She delights my soul. Such is the blessing of grandbabies. As we play, I watch her.
By Lynn Mosher – She sat down in the back row. Aching. Her heart, aching from too many negative events in her life lately. Her body, still aching from a recent illness. Her feet, aching from standing all day, serving too many hamburgers to truck drivers. Still dressed in her
By Norine Rae – Imagine yourself living in a magical kingdom where anything is possible. Sorrow and pain are no longer the norm, but are replaced with joy and laughter. Each of us, each day, is given the opportunity to wake up and give thanks for the day. Years ago
By Carol Doyel – I often think about how Jesus remained silent while being accused and mocked by the crowds. I have a difficult time in my humanness imaging what it must have been like for our King to keep silent when I myself have little restraint from trying to
Sometimes life is full of “I Can’ts.” It’s much easier to quit than try. Below is an excerpt from chapter eight of my book, “I’m Too Young To Be This Old,” where I share a time when I had to do more than try; I had to overcome my fears. I
Ever since I taught the Gospels of Matthew and John when I was a teaching leader with Bible Study Fellowship, I’ve loved looking at how Jesus relates to women. I want to share some quick thoughts from Luke 8:43-48 on the woman with the issue of blood. Jesus stopped and
By Amy Layne Litzelman – “In the light of the king’s countenance is life, and his favor is as a cloud bringing spring rain.” Proverbs 16:15 There’s nothing quite like sunshine. After a week of coughing, sore throat, and overflowing sinuses, I’m so excited to be feeling better. Along with
By Linda Ruggles and Melody Heal— God will shake you up when you least expect it! I remember the day I woke up and checked my Facebook page. Isn’t that what we all do these days? Wondering why I wasn’t seeing news from one of my dearest friends I clicked
By Nancie Carmichael – After my mother passed away several years ago, I carefully packaged the pain away into the box of sympathy cards, clippings and remembrances. Now many years later as the fragrance of Easter lilies fill the house, I’m reminded of her, remembering love that never dies. There
By Carol Doyel – Spring is a time for new beginnings, birth, a bursting forth, filled with warmer days, more light, and hope. A time for new things and I believe God is doing a new thing today – right now. So if you’re ready for change, or a new
Surrounded by mountains, the view from the mezzanine level of the Broadmoor hotel is breathtaking. Distant dots in the sky become geese, circling as they come closer and closer and eventually land on the pond. The sight lured me outside. I pulled my jacket closer and drew in my breath.
“How can I trust God? My own father was….” Tears filled Jennie’s eyes as she recounted a life of abuse. Listening, I felt the Lord urging me to share a Scripture with her. “I sense your soul longs for rest,” I responded gently. “Let me tell you what Jesus says:
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