Everything is permissible — but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible — but not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others. –1 Corinthians 10:23-24 To persevere and […]
The Quicker Picker Upper
Mankind … human beings in general, are not so good at exercising patience. Sometimes I think God should have labeled us all as human “doings” rather than human “beings.” We do things quickly. We like […]
What A Difference Being Friendly Makes…
I wanted to share the following excerpt from what one of the Women’s Care Group Leaders recently sent to me. I found it so encouraging! I’ve been trying to say hello to one or two […]
A Generational Testimony
On July 5th, I set out on an adventure with just my daughter and myself. We got in our car and headed east to my home state of Indiana. It was the first time that […]
The Easy Way or the Hard Way
My father raised us with the admonition, “there’s an easy way and there’s a hard way. Which way do you want to do it?” “Easy” translated to obedience; “hard” meant defiance and dire consequences. […]
Time, Opportunity and Passion
A few months ago I was contemplating on life’s important principles for the purpose of imparting meaningful encouragement to our daughter who was graduating with her Master’s Degree. I wanted to give something that was […]
Why Is This Happening to Me?
“Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us? Where are all his wonders that our ancestors told us about when they said, ‘Did […]
A Dry Heat or a “WHY” Heat?
A few years ago when our church began a building project for a new sanctuary, the congregation was invited to a special praise and worship evening in the partially constructed building. Before the drywall was […]
What to do When You Don’t Know What to Do
2 Chronicles 20:12 says “…For we are powerless against this great multitude coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are on You.” I don’t know about you, but I […]
For Where Your Treasure is, There Your Heart Will Be Also.
I was truly blessed in the 50 Days of Transformation series. God really spoke to me about the treasures that I had been storing up. And what I realized was that many of the treasures […]