If you’ve ever lost a family pet, you understand. It’s awful. It began an ordinary Tuesday morning with me picking up my grandson at my daughter’s house. Their dog Hunter, a sweet year and a […]
Tag: Scripture
Hippies, Freaks and Bible Geeks
My husband and I watch news programs that regularly report on news happening in Israel. Every week the stories are thematic in the fact that there is usually some country threatening to destroy Israel. One […]
You ALWAYS – You NEVER!
“You ALWAYS interrupt me when I’m talking!” “You NEVER let me finish a complete sentence!” “Why do you ALWAYS bring up my past mistakes when we disagree?” “You ALWAYS embarrass me in front of my […]
As A Woman Thinketh
It’s hard to believe that there are people in this day and age who haven’t quite grasped the concept of the internet. People who post things online that are unkind or deemed as misinformation think […]
You Are The God Who Saves Me
A family vacation had brought us to the beautiful Mammoth Mountain area and it was a great day for a hike. We decided to check out Rainbow Falls, an easy short hike from our campground. […]
Forgiveness and Repentance
I remember when our children were very young, it did not take long for them to begin to learn about forgiveness. Someone would take a toy, knock over a block formation or ruin a coloring […]
A Prayer Posse “Boomie” Brigade
If you’ve been part of the Vineyard for any length of time, you know the importance the pastoral staff places on small groups. For the whole of the 17 years I’ve been at the Vineyard, […]
Certainty in the Age of Uncertainty
“Every word of God is tested; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.” Proverbs 30:5 (NASB) I read the verse above recently and the certainty of it struck a chord with […]
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 […]
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 […]