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This is dedicated to anyone out there who isn't sure how to walk the fine line between pride and poor self-esteem... As I read the encouraging words in the email, I could feel the twangs of emergence as my archenemy, "Pride" began to show its ugly head. You see, pride...
"Suddenly, Jesus met them. 'Greetings,' he said." (Matthew 28:9)Our neighbors had been out fishing. What a beautiful day! The good catch made it even better. Tired, happy hands threw the fish out of the cooler, up onto the dock. One guy started cleaning the boat,...
“You are the light of the world." (Matt 5:14) To me Fall will always be the most spectacular of the seasons. By the end of Summer the bright, green buds that gave the promise of new life in the early Spring have turned into dark green leaves. Having grown all they can...
It was midnight, and I lay tossing and turning on my mattress. Again. Lord God, cried my heart, it is such a little thing, why can't I fall asleep anymore? I finally got up. What sense was there in lying in bed when you can’t sleep? Besides, my shoulder was sore, and...
"To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven..." (Eccl 3:1, NKJV) My cat has a new "favourite" spot: Between my eyes and the computer screen! There are only two things that will make her go away: Throwing her off, or allowing her to suck up...
It had been a good, productive day, but it had also been a long day, one that was precipitated by an almost sleepless night. I was exhausted, a familiar ache had developed between my shoulder blades, and my lower back was hurting. To say that I was looking forward to...
My friend and I sat at the kitchen table and chatted about the past. "He was really hurt," she said, "took him a long time to overcome the rejection." Guilt came over me. I had dated her brother and ended the relationship in an insensitive and abrupt way. I fidgeted...
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal; for where your...
I had my 18 month Oncology check-up earlier this week. Though the news was all good, there was this one little test the Oncologist wished for me to undergo...Just to make sure... Suddenly I found myself faced with a decision: Do I get upset that there might be a...
My mouth dropped open when I saw the picture on Facebook. What on earth were all those Bible College students doing smashing a car? And perhaps more importantly, what was my own son doing in that picture, crowbar in hand? I figured there had to be a reasonable...
Happy New Year! This common greeting so often heard this time of year is meant for one purpose: To wish us all unending happiness through the upcoming year. This is my wish and prayer for each of you in 2015 as well. In our own experiences, however, we know that this...
Have you ever wondered where to find the path to a blessed life? The two-fold secret is outlined in this Psalm: "PRAISE the LORD! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, Who delights greatly in His commandments." (Ps 112:1, NKJV) As outlined above, the first step is to...
When someone asks you the question What is the secret to success? what do you say? When I was 11 years old and lived in my native country of Bolivia, we did a strange thing when the weather changed. "It's starting to rain!" someone would call out. Then all of us...