By Kim Chaffin– One night at Bible study we were talking about spiritual battles and a young mom in our group gave a great analogy of what can happen when we let our guard down. Being a picture person, it came through loud and clear to me. I became fixated
By Carole Towriss− Her world had shattered. Jesus was dead. He had been dead for two nights now. The Sabbath was over and she couldn’t sleep, so Mary of Magdala gathered some sweet spices she had bought earlier. Through a blur of tears, she placed them in a basket then
By Carol L. Doyel We live in a beautiful part of southern California that according to Google falls into the top 10 of overall nicest climates in the world. We also love the mountains and have a home in central Oregon in a beautiful resort community with hills to the
By Carol L. Doyel – I heard a saying once that I found to be quite provocative and true as I pondered the statement, “we hunger for what we feed on”. The idea is the more we feed on a particular thing, the more we hunger for it. Our appetite
By Kim Chaffin– Once a week my husband rolls the garbage can to the end of the driveway to be picked up by the garbage truck. Some weeks we have so much garbage that my husband can be seen climbing up on top of the garbage and jumping to smash
By Mike Waiton – If you’re an addict or a recovering addict, you’ve probably met plenty of other recovering folks who don’t believe in God, or who aren’t sure if there is a God. Many recovery support groups, including the 12-Step program, are accepting of agnostics and atheists. But for
By Kim Chaffin– Who likes to go to Costco and get the free samples? I sure do. You wait in line for a minute, grab the sample, say thanks and move on. It’s easy; no thought behind it and it’s free food. What if we treated communion like that? 2
By Carol L. Doyel – We have all been hurt by someone, maybe unintentionally or maybe by an intentional jab, or by how someone has treated us. It might have been the way they asked a question or responded to a question, or by their body language. It often happens
By Carole Towriss− Adith stirred the embers into a flame then placed the large flat pan on the fire. She patted bread dough into rounds. Her fingers, numb to the heat of the metal from years of cooking bread, brushed the pan as she flipped them over. Before long a
By Lynn Mosher− Don’t you love it when God shows you something new or shows you something you already knew but in a new or different way? The Lord brought something to my mind in my prayer time the other day. Not really something I didn’t know but something revealed
By Pamela Carmichael– Every one is born with a purpose. Whether you are a stay-at-home who is called to bring up godly children who impact the world for Christ or the CEO of a large conglomerate; you have a purpose. You are called by God for a special assignment. And
By Kim Chaffin– Fear is not from God, but there should be a reverent fear of the Lord. There is also the fear that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. That kind of fear is a warning telling us we should not be where we
By Cindy Shannon– LESSON 21—Core strength is necessary to ride a horse. As I thought about my fall, I remember being suspended in the air hanging away from the saddle not able to pull my body up onto Nitro’s back. I had no arm, stomach or inner thigh strength, and
By Deborah McCarragher− There’s nothing worse than missing church and feeling guilty. Well, that is what the enemy wants me to focus on. I have had an unusual situation arise since my husband had back surgery in mid-May. We have two large dogs that require a morning walk. Now that
By Kim Chaffin – God has a sense of humor! He woke me up last week with “she wakes before her family.” As I lay in bed, bits and pieces of Proverbs 31 were rolling through my head. I tried to close my eyes and ignore it but God was
By Kit Tosello – Unless you slept through the 80s and have never attended a wedding, you’ve probably sung or even smooched to Billy Joel’s Grammy Award-winning lyric: “Don’t go changing . . . . I love you just the way you are.” More recently, Bruno Mars scored a hit
By Kim Chaffin – My husband recently got his private pilot’s license. During his training, he had to fly wearing something called foggles. Foggles are glasses that have been made to simulate foggy conditions, low ceiling clouds, and night to the pilot who is wearing them. They are frosted on
“Let love be without hypocrisy.” (Rom. 12:9 NKJV) Paul wrote that to the Roman church, exhorting them to have a real love for one another. Different versions of this verse expand the meaning… * “Let love be genuine.” English Standard Version * “Love without feigning.” Wycliffe New Testament * “[Let
By Sandra Glahn – Researchers estimate that more than a million people per year take short-term mission trips (STMs). Some say that in the 13- to 17-year-old bracket, that number is closer to two million. When I took my first STM, a seasoned missionary told my friend cynically, “She will
By Carole Towriss – Arishot sat by the window, her foot bouncing rapidly. The battle should have been over for hours. Her son would be coming home any time now. Arriving to the glory, accolades, honor he always received—and deserved. “You, servant!” She grabbed a helpless girl as she slunk
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