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Wisdom
When we face a decision that is between good and evil we know what we should do (although we may not always want to do it). Our challenge is how do we decide when the choice is not black or… Continue Reading →
“It’s right there under your nose.” “If it were any closer it would bite you!” Have any of you ever heard these words from a family member or friend, or internalized them and told them to yourself? I still remember… Continue Reading →
THE VOICE WE LISTEN TO BECOMES THE MUSIC WE PLAY! I discovered this while playing keyboard for our worship service last Sunday… –Just when I was about to play the introduction for our closing song I heard other music in… Continue Reading →
In my Bible reading Friday morning, I read something placed in parentheses that really stood out as significant: “…Shimri the chief (for though he was not the first-born, his father made him chief)…” 1 Chron. 26:10 It’s easy to overlook… Continue Reading →
“I don’t understand how a black cow can eat green grass and give white milk, but it doesn’t stop me from enjoying ice cream!”– Vance Havner If you’re like me, you want to understand everything. That’s ok. The Lord made… Continue Reading →
A dirty furnace-filter is like an unclean heart–> — Both of them cause nasty noises and are harmful to our health! 😟 We had this problem for a couple of months. Every time the heat turned on, it sounded like a… Continue Reading →
Ever try to examine yourself or anything else with a very dusty mirror? I did– saw it was useless– and cleaned the mirror! It’s a face-sized, handheld mirror, and I was using it to examine the back of my hair…. Continue Reading →
Have you considered all the planning and effort that goes into building a house? The first step is finding a suitable location for construction. You need an architect to draw up a set of blueprints. Then you need to find… Continue Reading →
There are times when we’re not sure what we should do. We can be so close to the situation that we can become biased in our thinking. We need to have discerning friends who can provide an objective perspective to… Continue Reading →
Have you ever had anyone tell you, “Wow, there’s more to you than meets the eye!”? My husband and I have. Years ago, we had gone to speak at a church’s weekend conference. We had our two young sons with… Continue Reading →
“Live in harmony with each other. Do not be proud… Do not be conceited.” (Rom. 12:16 Last week a good friend, D., came over, who happens to be an opera-singer quality soprano that has blessed many, including me, with her… Continue Reading →
Influence. Some people define leadership this way. All of us desire more of it. Search Google and we’ll find lists of “the 10/20/50/… most influential… (books, movies, people…)”. Why does influence matter so much? Because we want to matter! We… Continue Reading →
“But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with… Continue Reading →
I just read this on the back of our beach chair yesterday, and thought of the spiritual implications of this slogan. Also, that although we’ve owned that chair for over a year now, this was the first time I’d noticed… Continue Reading →
If you could have any wish granted to you, what would you wish for? Our initial inclination may be to ask for riches and honor along with a long and healthy life. Let’s see how King Solomon responded to that… Continue Reading →
