Daily encouragement for Christians
Perhaps this world seems comfortable to you because it’s all you’ve ever known but make no mistake, you are a traveler here if you have chosen Jesus as your guide. This is the land you were sent to in order to carry out the will of Father, which is usually revealed bit by bit. “You […]
From the archive: Do you invite Jesus to join you in your leisure activities? It was a beautiful spring day and a free fishing weekend in Michigan when we cleaned the pontoon boat and took it out for the first time of the season. We caught a few fish but my eight-year-old grandson soon became […]
When I was invited to become a weekly contributor on someone else’s page I was asked by the moderator to include a meme with each post. I asked, “What is a meme?” It sounded foreign to me. I would have understood the word “image” but meme comes from a language that is ever-changing in […]
Are you fasting for lent? When I was growing up we always observed lent by fasting meat on Fridays. That meant a lot of McDonald’s Filet O’ Fish for lunch and fish sticks for dinner. That fits well into the dictionary definition; abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a […]
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 […]
Is your normal daily life being interrupted lately or have you somehow escaped the pandemic? The world is on high alert, not just a country here or there but around our globe. Cancellations and closings are changing by the hour. My grandson’s school play was canceled last night. They plan to perform it in school […]
Who has been allowed to train you in the ways you should or should not behave: your parents, teachers, friends or perhaps commercials? There is a local attorney’s commercial that disturbs me every time I hear it. It begins by announcing: “Here in (fill in your town) we see things a bit differently. If you’ve […]
“Pray regularly.” (1 Thessalonians 5:17) What does prayer mean to you? Some think to pray is to list your desires to God and thank him for what he’s done. Some think a little more deeply, that prayer is about conversation – speaking and listening. After all, how can you hear God if you never shut […]
