Daily encouragement for Christians
“What do you want me to do for you?” (Luke 18:41) If Jesus asked you that question today how would you answer? Think back ten years. Would your answer be different? I am, by nature, a peacekeeper and I have had plenty of experience in that field. I recall a little chat the Spirit […]
“Always be joyful.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16) Does that seem like an impossible direction to follow? Do you know anyone who is always joyful? Do you share a home with that person? It’s easy for most of us to put on a happy face for the outside world only to become a grumbler or complainer when […]
When I think of the masks our government would like us to wear it reminds me of Father’s dress code and I wonder if my helmet will pass as a mask. Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it isn’t there, right? You have likely heard about the armor of God, the things you […]
When you’re dealing with day to day stresses in your life, do you run to God and dump it all on Him or do you think God’s busy enough with the big issues in the world–so you’ll just deal with it? I used to pray for others but didn’t want to be selfish so I […]
From the archives: Last night two of my grandsons decided they wanted to sleep outside on the trampoline. It is spring but we live in the north and the temperature was going back to the low forties. It was their first try at spending the night in the great outdoors. They are seven and nine […]
“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 […]
Some versions of the Bible use the word contentious a few times, mostly in Proverbs. “It is better to dwell in a desert land than with a contentious and troublesome woman.” Proverbs 21:19 AMP “A constant dripping on a day of steady rain and a contentious (quarrelsome) woman are alike.” Proverbs 27:15 AMP Have you […]
What does your view look like? When I am driving up to my house I observe it from the road. I see clutter and think of all the work still ahead of us. When I sit on the front deck of the same house I look out at the horizon. It’s a beautiful, relaxed view […]
I don’t know how it happened but one day at a time I became a senior citizen. It doesn’t seem possible–this time has come way too quickly. My mind has been troubled lately by all of the “what-ifs.” “What if my husband dies and I am alone to deal with all of this? What will […]
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 […]
