Daily encouragement for Christians
“Do you think I have come to bring peace in the Land? Not peace, I tell you, but division!” (Luke 12:51)The people of Israel were looking for the promised king to rule their country and to bring and keep peace in their land. Instead, they got a baby born into a poor, unmarried family, who […]
Have you ever been called superstitious because of your faith? Several years ago, when my husband and I bought our business, I was greatly disturbed by the business address and decided to bring it before the postmaster in an effort to change it. The address was 666 S. Center St. It crawled up under […]
I wrote this in 2020 but for the most part, it is the same today. Some restrictions have been lifted but there is serious talk in my state about another lockdown as new variants of covid emerge. Even if covid was not a concern there are many other situations that have people wondering if God […]
I’m not a doctor but I play one at home–I need to stop. I’ve always considered my ability to diagnose through symptom research a good thing. But now I realize some things should just be left alone. I have a number of physical issues from diabetes to my sacroiliac. The doctors blame most everything on […]
From the archives: “Give thanks to ADONAI [the Lord]! Call on his name! Make his deeds known among the peoples.” (Psalm 105:1) In 1980 my parents were in a motorcycle accident. It was a rainy, spring day, on a small city’s main road, at a stoplight, where they found themselves under the wheels of a […]
Have you abandoned a good habit that you need to pick back up? Before I started writing a daily message I would go through my social media contacts and ask people how I could pray for them–not to be nosey or gossip, just general direction. Some people never responded, most of those who […]
It could have been disastrous when the spring broke under the truck bed. As it was, we were not carrying any extra weight when it gave way. There is nothing unusual about that. However, it left my hubby with a question of sensibility: why would the spring break now, under normal pressure, and not during […]
It appears to me that most people have been using their free time lately to do things like binge-watch T.V. while binge-eating and drinking. It also seems to be a big joke to many. Does that behavior seem harmless to you? After all, most of us are supposed to be confined to our homes with […]
“Very early the next day, just after sunrise, they went to the tomb. They were asking each other, ‘Who will roll away the stone from the entrance to the tomb for us?’ Then they looked up and saw that the stone, even though it was huge, had been rolled back already.” (Mark 16:2-4) What is […]
