Holy Week began with an unwanted visitor in our bedroom. Early one morning we were awakened by a rustling next to our bed. I exclaimed: “There’s something in our room!” My husband looked over the side of the bed and saw a slew of opened Dove chocolate candies, half-eaten. Something had gotten into my hubby’s…
There are few people in the world who don’t want to prosperous, whether it’s prosperous in business, ministry or health. Culture teaches us that prosperity is up to us. We work and strive, spending long hours in the office or at the volunteer job. Some religiously buy Lotto tickets in hopes that they snag the…
Have you ever thought that someone was angry with you when they actually weren’t? They just had something going on in their own life that made them appear distant. Or maybe you hadn’t heard from a friend for a long time and you deduced they no longer want to be a part of your life,…
Do you label people for the bad they’ve done—or the good? Most of us remember the disciple, Peter, for the fact that he denied Jesus three times in the courtyard as Jesus stood trial. Here’s the account: “One of the servant girls who worked for the high priest came by and noticed Peter warming himself…
“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James 4:8) Summer should be a time of rest. A time when we grow spiritually because we have more leisure time to stick our nose in an inspirational book or expand our quiet time in the morning. But what I’ve found is that the…