Rejoice in Him

Claire, Elisabeth, Ginger, Julie, and Rick share thoughts from the heart to the heart

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Growth

Take His Offered Hand

Some years ago, a reporter in Afghanistan asked a young woman how she felt about always having to walk a few paces behind her husband. She replied, “Oh, I’m glad to. There are so many mines hidden in the ground… Continue Reading →

Thanksgiving Even In Hard Times

  “Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thes. 5:16-18   Last Friday we enjoyed a “Friendsgiving” dinner with our “Journey Group” fellowship. 14 of us sat… Continue Reading →

Are you listening?

Then the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.” (1 Samuel 3:10) God speaks to us in a variety of ways. He speaks to us through… Continue Reading →

A few weeks ago, we had someone in her mid 20s keep our dog Trooper for a couple of days, while we were at a conference. She had advertised on her profile on the dog-sitter site that she was young,… Continue Reading →

Time to Start Doing the Right Thing

“I have a question. If we accidentally, do it the wrong way the first time, should we continue doing it wrong the rest of the times?” This question was posed to me, the worship leader, by a team member during… Continue Reading →

What Makes Us Function Best

A lot has been written about “optimizing our performance”. Training, skill-building, self-care, maximizing and leveraging our strengths, and several other modern buzzwords all grace the pages of written material and occupy airtime on podcasts and videos.   All good advice…. Continue Reading →

How To Disprove Negative Expectations Of Us

Become the kind of person that others decide isn’t as bad as they thought!   Doesn’t that sound negative? No, because it means we can improve people’s expectations of us by improving our character and demonstrating the change. Sad but… Continue Reading →

The type of person that God can use

. . . Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation. Noah walked with God. (Genesis 6:9) What type of person does God use for a God sized task? No one had ever built an ark before – no… Continue Reading →

Stayed on the Lord

When our kids were growing up, I used to love to give them “glue kisses”—the kind where my lips would get stuck on their cheek and couldn’t be pried off, no matter how hard I “tried”. Now they’re grown men,… Continue Reading →

Using the Best AI

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding, [or that of artificial intelligence]. Acknowledge Him in all your ways, and He will make your paths straight.” Prov. 3:5-6, (bracketed part my addition)… Continue Reading →

Where Freedom Originates

Freedom comes from understanding, which comes from the Holy Spirit.   Where do we get that understanding? Job 32:8 tells us—“But it is the spirit in a person, the breath of the Almighty, that gives them understanding.”   Understanding of:… Continue Reading →

Grow To Go

We can only go as far as we’re willing to grow. Why?   Going means movement. Unless someone is dragging, pushing, or forcing us, that movement involves our initiative and stepping out in some way. This requires growth in our… Continue Reading →

It Doesn’t Have to Continue

How many times have we heard, or even said, “It is what it is”? That’s fatalism. That’s thinking there’s no way to change our circumstances, ourselves, or even our future—so why try? Good news—it doesn’t have to stay that way!… Continue Reading →

The danger of superficiality

There is a tendency for people to say what they think other people want to hear. We falsely believe that it’s better to tell people what they want to hear and minimize the problem. If we follow this approach, then… Continue Reading →

What is the purpose of the Law?

There are a number of people who have a conflicted relationship with God’s Law. We know it’s important to follow God’s Law, but we also acknowledge that it can be  difficult at times. We believe that if we keep God’s… Continue Reading →

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