The Power of Truth
We are very familiar with the phrase “the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help me God” and what it implies. The message is that what is said in a court of law is the truth and even more so before our Holy God. If we don’t tell the truth, we…
Shhh! It’s a Secret!
Please don’t tell me a secret. It’s just too hard to keep it to myself. I have been known to give away a surprise party in a careless moment of unintentionality. I may have been the kid that went into stealth mode and opened all my Christmas presents and rewrapped them unbeknownst to my mom.…
Lost & Found
A friend posted: “Praise report… my engagement ring had lost the diamond about 2 weeks ago. Bruce and I tore apart the house and cars looking for it. No diamond. We pretty much chalked it up to being lost. We have had a lot of challenges financially and we felt Satan has just been testing…
We are Everywhere and We are World Changers
We have been in the Easter season up until today which is notably called “Ascension Thursday”! It has been 40-days since Jesus was raised from the dead and eyewitnesses saw Him showing up to give them His “famous last words”. Acts 1:3 verifies it: “After His suffering, He presented Himself to them and gave many…
The Truth About Our Identity – Question 4
(Continued from the SHE – Girls Night Out and the last two days’ blogs) 4. Have there been times when you felt like you lost your identity? How did you then rediscover it?It was probably when my husband graduated to heaven. We were always a couple since we were ages 12 and 13. We did…
Spoiler Alert – He Lives!
There are many heroes that have blazed many trails for us – our own family members, our veterans, those who created a life-changing invention that gave us incredible time-saving opportunities. Many of those are still alive and many have passed on. But, after Sunday’s celebration of Christ’s resurrection…..the greatest HERO Who ever lived…didn’t just pass…
Our Mission is Wherever We Are
All my life, I have been encouraged to love God and share His good news. It started, early on, when I saw the flannel board images of Bible characters while my Sunday School teacher shared the Gospel story. I was also taught little songs that emphasized the love God has for me. “Jesus loves me…
Best & Worst of Times
Have you had some BEST of times? I sure have! I know the times of great peace, without worries or concerns, the “Good Ship Lollipop” kinds-of-days. And I have had some WORST of times. Heartbreak, disappointments, family upheavals, sickness and disease, broken relationships, financial disasters and “the dog biting, the bee stinging and feeling sad…
Accentuate the Positive
Well, of all things…..yesterday I thought about Bing Crosby and the Andrew Sisters singing this old song: You’ve got to accentuate the positive Eliminate the negative Latch on to the affirmative Don’t mess with Mister In-Between According to Wikipedia, those lyrics were by Johnny Mercer and the song was nominated for the “Academy Award for…
Child Like Faith is Born
One of my fondest memories, as a child, was memorizing a Christmas poem for my church’s Children’s Christmas Program. It may have been the simplest of words “Christmas is a time of joy. It started with a baby boy. He came to save us from our sins. Won’t you let him be your friend?” But…