“Born Again.” It’s one of those Christian phrases we hear but what does it mean?
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“What Do You Want From Me?”
Jesus had a knack for asking the obvious. “Do you want to get well?”- to the lame man at the pool of Bethesda who’d suffered for 38 years. (John 5:6) “How many baskets of food
Read moreA Mother’s Prayer and Ultimate Sacrifice
As mothers, we need to do as Hannah did—no we don’t need to leave our children physically, but in our hearts we do need to leave them with the Lord. It’s our ultimate sacrifice for the ultimate gifts given to us.
Read moreBreaking Through to New Life
Yes, we all have high places that God has prepared for us to tread—live, flourish, enjoy, produce—and just because we may be in an unproductive season, that doesn’t mean that we will stay there.
Read moreThe Secret of Juggling
Like a juggler, we stand in the middle with our families, jobs, friends, activities, hobbies, and even churches orbiting around us for our benefit. With each touch of our hand, we have a tendency to make sure we are taken care of in each instance.
Read morePostcards From Heaven
The words of love may not have been any different on my card than the words he wrote for my brothers, but when I read the card addressed to me, they were my words—words from my daddy.
Read moreWhat Warms Your Heart?
Yes, it’s one of my favorite moments . . . when someone mentions my Heavenly Father in the midst of the clamour of life.
Read moreThe New Thing. Do You See It?
Happy 2017! I often use the beginning of a new year as a time of reflection and goal setting. Of recalling old memories, and making plans for the new. But sometimes in my year-end review, I
Read moreFrom Heaven’s Throne
What would you write on a thank you card to thank the One who left the spendor of heaven to be born on this dusty earth, live, and then die on a rugged cross so that you could one day join Him and experience that same heaven?
Read moreThanking Cancer . . . Yes, Cancer
I knelt down beside his chair, took his hand and prayed. It was the most difficult prayer I’d ever prayed before . . .
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