We don’t know what we’ve got until it’s gone. The coffee in my cup was cold, so I took it over to the microwave oven to heat it up. I pressed the usual buttons. Time Cook. 30 Seconds. Start. But I didn’t hear the usual microwave sound. Only the light came on. Time Cook. 30…
Today’s Pearls of Promise guest blogger is Tina Hunt. Whether writing, teaching, or caring for others, Tina’s passion for communicating and connecting rings through. Trained as pastor and counselor, Tina weaves her insights into down to earth devotions and articles. She brings the same energetic encouragement to her speaking and teaching—but that’s not hard when…
Based on the chapter, “If I Only Had….Closer Friendships” from If I Only Had…Wrapping Yourself in God’s Truth During Storms of Insecurity by Catherine Weiskopf and Lisa Burkhardt Worley The text read, “Can you have lunch this Saturday after the conference?” My friend was coming into town to attend an event we were both going…
It was a strange sight. The young pastor from our church stood barefoot in front of the congregation preaching his sermon. For some of the congregation this was deemed “unacceptable” but others, like myself, loved it, because there was great meaning behind it. Was this an act of irreverence? No, our pastor stood shoeless because…
“Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray” (Matthew 14:22-23). “Mom, I don’t have any clean socks, and I need to leave for school…