Category: Inspiration
Bubble Lady
The mother smiled. I smiled. Smiles were everywhere. That little bottle of bubbles had transformed the whole scene.
Read moreGiving Blood on Good Friday
When I give blood on Good Friday next month, I’ll continue my practice of praying for the “whoever” who will receive my donation. I’ll have both my Bible and my heart open, praising Jesus for loving me to death and back, a “whoever” desperately in need of his life-giving blood.
Read moreThe Evidence, by Leah W. in East Asia
It’s funny how we tend to “hide the evidence” of our lives when we think someone on the outside might disapprove of what they see.
Read moreGod-Birthed Friendships
Out of 7,150,855,447 people in the world, God brought Cathi and Liz in to my life. And then He connected them. Three lives brought together for His purposes, for our good, for His glory.
Read moreA Magnificent Message in My Mail
Thankfully, that’s what happened. As I spent time with God, he gently but powerfully showed me where my focus had gone askew. He used a variety of creative reminders to help me refocus, but none so specific, and certainly none so consistent, as the “Valentine” I received–from God, I believe–each time I picked up my mail.
Read moreFinding Gcinile in “Africa”
By Jennifer L Griffith “I have been sponsoring a child in Africa for years. I still sponsor her … through Mission of Mercy. Is that now Children’s Cup? Her name is Gcinile N__. See if
Read moreNew Creation by Nan Jones
Alabaster crystals cascade from heaven, drifting upon the breath of God. Their presence penetrates the winter bitterness with reminders of beauty –
Read moreGreatness Needed: Ordinary Required
We’re all quite ordinary, confined to our skin, defined by our limitations. We rehearse our boundaries. We know how tall the walls of our shortcomings are. We’ve counted the financial, emotional, and occupational bricks in
Read moreRachel’s Hope
By Jennifer L Griffith Rachel looked down into a valley from her sister’s house. Living on a hillside in Zimbabwe, she could see the Tongogara Refuge Camp about a mile away. The Mozambicans sought a
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