My command is this: love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. –John 15:12-13 I like to make “to-do […]
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.
Dream On!
1 Corinthians 12:27 Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it. When we planted Vineyard North Phoenix with 12 people in 1985, it was beyond my […]
The Life in Our “Dash”
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. –Psalm 90:12 Some years ago, I was at a meeting at church where the leader suggested that while a headstone […]
Five Finger Prayer
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. –Ephesians 6:18 I received an […]
Rest More! Do Less!
Doing Too Much? Those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint. –Isaiah […]
We all have the same 1440 minutes!
This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. –Psalm 118:24 Why do I find it easier to see things to complain about? As I try – to take […]
Where does your Shepherd Lead You?
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of […]
The Way to Happy
The Road to Happy… They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” But they kept quiet because on the way they had […]
That Familiar Fragrance
Leave her alone,” said Jesus. “Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me…She did what she could…” –Mark 14:6, 8a Do you ever notice perfume in the air? The wafting […]
Real Women. Real Lives. Real God.
Reality! One of the things which first attracted me to the Vineyard movement was the fact that people seemed “real.” They seemed authentic and not phony. If you were having a bad day, you didn’t […]