Imagine how boring the world would be if we were all the same? I think God created human beings unique and diverse…partly so we would recognize our need for one another. Please join me on […]
Author: Thora Anderson
Pastor, wife, daughter, sister, friend, Recovering worrier, Thinker, Mother of two teenagers. I've been in ministry for over 30 years and count that as huge success.
Oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my!
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your […]
Do Not Say Everything You Think!
The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. –Proverbs 12:18 I have been around people in many different environments: other countries, New York, watching people on the […]
There may be sorrow now, but eternal Joy will one day come.
It seems like almost everyone I know is going through pain. Sick family members, operations, a death in the family, my parents in Missouri have had no heat for too long during recent ice storms. As […]
We All Die
We All Die. It’s true. Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will […]
Gratitude: Thank You Very Much!
I want to be grateful for the Small Things! In case simply wanting to be more grateful is not enough, I recently read that gratitude improves your health! (Now that is even more motivation!) Too often […]
Time for Everything?
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens. Ecclesiastes 3:1 The greatest commodity we have at our fingertips is time. Everyone has the same amount of time to use […]
Grinch
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. –John 13:34 Dr. Seuss’ famous Grinch, who lived just above Whoville, hated Christmas and everything […]
“First we do what we have to do; then we can do what we want to do.” Denzel Washington
“First we do what we have to do; then we do what we want to do.” My children can quote this phrase which I read in an article about Denzel Washington and the fact that […]
Be Quiet!
Be still and know that I am God… –Psalm 46:10 “With our whole heart, soul, mind, strength and fortitude; with our whole understanding, powers, effort, affection, and feeling; with every desire and wish, let us […]