If you have two friends in your lifetime, you’re lucky. If you have one good friend, you’re more than lucky. S.E. Hinton Friends till when? When asked if I ever dreamed or thought about
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If One Falls Down
True friends remind us of the truth in Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NIV). “Two are better than one … if one falls down, his friend can help him up.” We grieve a loss. A friend stops by
Read moreThe Way of Faith
The question, ‘Can I face life’s challenges with grace?’ has piqued my brain one too many times. My not-so-straight-forward answer mingles with the mystery of how grace can find us when we’re lost in worldly
Read moreSeeking God’s Blessings When Life Shatters Around Us
Seeking God’s blessings when life shatters around us challenges even mature Christians. How do we see the Father’s hand in our lives when nothing looks like we hoped or prayed for or imagined? When everything
Read moreLife Lessons With Spiritual Insights from Scavengers and Predators
“Turkey vultures,” my husband said. Their silent presence outside of my window, their large bodies dominating the space unexpectedly led me to unravel life lessons with spiritual insights about human choices. The visitors exuded a
Read moreThe Lessons We Can Learn From Palm Sunday
In a few days, as we gather to worship, we will celebrate Palm Sunday, Jesus’s final entry in Jerusalem. We celebrate this day as “Palm Sunday” because the people threw their coats on the road
Read moreA Time to Sow ~ 10 Ways We Can Share the Joy of Sowing Seeds
Sowing a packet of seeds is like sprinkling encouragement and fairy dust throughout my very own plot of dreams. JC (That’s me) If sharing = caring, how can we sow more joy? 1. Embrace the
Read more5 Promises for Whatever Happens
Whatever happens. These two words put together and in this order stirs questions deep in my soul. And the phrase makes me a bit apprehensive. Because if you’re anything like me, the phrase conjures up
Read moreEver-Present God
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1 NIV). There are times in our lives when the pain is so great, the sorrow so intense, the confusion so overwhelming that
Read morePraising God in the Unthinkable
Praising God in the unthinkable, those moments in life when you cannot even breathe, seems like too much to ask. What kind of God allows events so difficult and painful that we cannot even comprehend
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