Last month, while playing in a sand volleyball tournament, my daughter, Kelsey, noticed that all play stopped at the same moment. Across the courts, another player was suffering some sort of medical distress. My daughter […]
Author: Kathy Kurlin
The Lion’s Share of Fear
24 At the king’s command, the men who had falsely accused Daniel were brought in and thrown into the lions’ den, along with their wives and children. And before they reached the floor of the […]
This Little LAMP Of Mine
My monthly contribution to the Women’s Ministry blog went through many re-writes before settling on this longer than normal post. I had a conversation with God about what to write and felt him prompting me […]
Panning Out and Living Ready
During the 1950s Cold War, the U.S. circulated civil defense DUCK AND COVER propaganda as a readiness measure should a nuclear attack occur. Duck and Cover drills were practiced in schools, instructing students to duck […]
The Daily “DOs and DON’Ts”
The other day, I found myself mentally composing a laundry list of all of the things I don’t love above this stay-at-home order our Governor recently imposed upon our state. Suddenly, I find that I’m […]
The Value of Treasure
Not long ago, I read an online article about children’s toy collectibles. The article stated that if you were lucky enough to own certain toys from particular time periods, you could be sitting on a […]
The Eve of Destruction
My small group has been discussing the topic of decision making from a Biblical perspective. Our first study reference was from the book of Genesis. What better example of poor decision making is there than […]
Walking “Cain” Free
Last week, Pastor Brian’s New Year’s message centered on getting into “The Book.” For me, reading the Bible isn’t my issue; it’s understanding the deeper message and/or actually remembering what I’ve just read. This year […]
Strike the Match!
The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. John 10:10 (NLT) Addiction. It’s described as a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need […]
God Rocks
“Just because what you do is invisible, doesn’t mean it’s not important.” ~ Craig Groeschel In the neighborhood where I live, we have an anonymous artist who paints ordinary, every day rocks and leaves them […]