Breaking Anxiety’s Grip
Scripture tells us: "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus"...
Our Unbreakable Spiritual Lifeline
Hope. It’s the feeling things will turn out for the best, or what one is desiring will be obtained or achieved. “We who have run for our very lives to God have every reason to grab the promised hope with both hands and never let go. It’s an unbreakable spiritual...
The Only Choice
"Get rid of all bitterness, passion, and anger. No more shouting or insults, no more hateful feelings of any sort." (Ephesians 4:31, GNT) "Oh, the gradual grasp of hatred. Its damage begins like the crack in my windshield. Let me be very clear. Hatred will sour your...
Challenge
Each Friday my writing stems from a word prompt. Five minutes, one word prompt. The prompt this week is … Challenge. Challenge. The word causes me to think of a dare, a call to compete or a contest. My Bible dictionary defines it this way: "to put to a test or...
Nice
We were raised to be "nice" and we raise our children to be the same. But what if we are wrong in thinking we are to be nice? In her latest book, Nice: Why We Love To Be Liked And How God Calls Us To More, Sharon Hodde Miller, introduces this premise: "God did not...
Are We Still Friends?
What does one do when friendship gets hard? In his book, Are We Still Friends, Randall Goodgame explores this question and provides insight for children. This is a story of forgiveness, not only of one another, but of the forgiveness we have through Christ. It's...