(In the fall of 2017, my husband and I made an unforgettable trip to Cape Breton, a beautiful island at the northern tip of the Canadian eastern-seaboard province of Nova Scotia. This 3-week trip was inspirational in many ways, and some of the lessons we learned will...
Last Tuesday we saw that we should celebrate Christ's birthday every day by spending special time with Him, by listening for His voice, by loving one another and by trusting Him. But all birthday celebrations include the giving of gifts. What kind of gifts can we give...
"He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8, NIV) The children had a great sleepover and I was just getting around to making the bed and cleaning up. I...
Today, we come to the concluding part of the series on turning the tables. Terminate... In conclusion, let's revisit the Valley of Elah, where we see a "tiny" (relatively speaking) youngster equipped merely with a slingshot and five stones taking on a well-armed Giant...
Sometimes God has a message for us in the oddest ways and even in the silliest situations. I pulled away from my computer and turned to hubby. "Listen to this story," I said. A baby camel looked up to his mother, "Mommy, why do we have these long eyelashes, these big...
It was the time of the Passover and Jesus was praying in the garden. A detachment of Roman soldiers, along with a few Temple guards provided by the chief priests and Pharisees, all carrying lamps, weapons and torches and led by none other than Jesus' own disciple,...
What a shock to learn that my sweet, soft-spoken friend had been a guard at a women's prison. The job was rough, the demands stringent, and the circumstances often mirrored a nightmare. But armed with her gun, a sense of security must have eased her tension. Her...
Last week, in "Ultimate Rest," Part 2, we saw that through the story of the initial conquest of Canaan, God teaches us that our ultimate rest comes only when we put our trust in Jesus Christ--for salvation, for deliverance, for strength, for freedom from worry, for...
TRAMPLE????? DID YOU SAY TRAMPLE????? I SAID TRAMPLE!!! STOP!! Psalm 91:13 "Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet." LOOK!! Basically: this says that while we are in the process of walking on...
"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." (Rom 8:37) The early morning was so peaceful that I couldn't help but linger a few moments on the back deck. It was the first morning in days without rain. The sky was clear,...