Rejoice in Him

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

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Wisdom

How Clean is Your “Furnace”-Filter?

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 →

How to Get Clarity

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 →

A wise builder

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 →

The value of a discerning friend

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 →

More Than Meets the Eye

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 →

Harmonious Blend

“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 →

The Equation of Influence

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 →

The Unveiling

“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 →

Change the Way You See the World

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 →

A request that pleases God

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 →

Sincere but Simplistic

Have you ever made a statement or declaration  but then acted differently than you had planned?  The Apostle Peter faced that  situation.  In the upper room Jesus said to His disciples, Little children, I am with you a little while… Continue Reading →

Ask It

Ask It:  The question that will revolutionize how you make decisions by Andy Stanley is a revised and updated version of his earlier book, The Best Question Ever (2004).  The revised version contains much of the same content with a new section… Continue Reading →

How do you respond to the world?

There are two extremes that Christians follow as they respond to the world.  One is to separate oneself from the world and seek to live in isolation.  The other extreme is to fully immerse oneself in the the world so… Continue Reading →

Journey into 2013 and Beyond

There is an African proverb that says, “If you want to travel fast, go alone.  If you want to travel far, go with others.”  For those of you with traveling with young children you know you don’t go anywhere fast… Continue Reading →

Do You Know How to Discern the Signs of the Times?

Yesterday morning as I was heading to the gym for an early morning workout I saw a breathtaking red sunrise.  I greeted the lady who works at the front desk at the gym and told her about the beautiful sunrise… Continue Reading →

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