Daily encouragement for Christians
Many years ago my dad sold me a car on a payment plan. I honored the agreement for the first half but then harder times hit. I fell behind. I began to receive calls from the Pask Repossession Committee. My guilty conscience ate at me but it seemed no matter how hard I tried I […]
Have you ever asked someone, “What’s that attitude about?” only to have them sharply reply, “I don’t have an attitude!”? I wonder why, considering that all of us carry an attitude of some sort at all times, we automatically assume that having an attitude means a bad disposition. We often give other people credit for […]
Do you ever feel like you will crumble under the weight you carry on your shoulders? How do you choose to deal with it? The world offers many ways: counselors, exercise, yoga, drugs, alcohol to name a few. Years ago I managed a bookstore. I would sometimes notice that the same people seemed to always […]
“Let us not grow weary of doing what is good.” (Galatians 6:9) Are you so worn out from trying to survive that you have no time or energy left in your day to worry about anyone else? I’ve known many people–myself included– who get so focused on making a living that they miss their chance […]
On vacation in the Tennessee mountains, some of us decided we wanted to see the house at the top, so we set off for an adventure up the slope–in a two-wheel-drive vehicle. We slowly climbed until the wheels began to spin–we were stuck. I pondered how God would rescue us; He knew what was coming […]
Have you ever heard of a “peace officer” before? I was watching a court T.V. show where one party was explaining how he had used the protection of his local police department in case things were to get out of control. Being from small-town USA I have always been aware of the option to have […]
Have you ever had a week of new and exciting experiences? Perhaps it was a vacation to a place you had never been to, learning a new job, or even the first week with a new baby. I recall an Alaskan cruise in 2000. It was an amazing time exploring “God’s country.” Each day was […]
Can you imagine a community where everyone acts in love, caring and sharing with one another? When our empty nest suddenly became a multi-generational home, that was my dream: we’d all work together on our little homestead, tending the chickens, and the gardens, and keeping the dishes done, etc. I was unaware at that time […]
“Shout for joy to ADONAI [the Lord], all the earth! Break forth, sing for joy, sing praises!” (Psalm 98:4) “With trumpets and the sound of the shofar [horn], shout with joy before the king, ADONAI!” (Psalm 98:6) Can you picture in your mind, a time long ago, when somewhere in the wilderness the whole community […]
Do you ever feel completely lost for direction? Are you constantly trying to stay five steps ahead of disaster? Are you the type to spend endless time imagining how a situation will play out–only to find your time wasted; either it went entirely different or it never happened at all? I used to rehearse over […]
