Snares for Today’s Christian – Part 3: What Can I Do?
As darkness gets darker in the world, I’m tempted to make my voice heard and fight for my rights. When pushed, my tendency is to push back. But I’m reminded that Jesus, who was without sin, didn’t push...
View ArticleFamiliarity Breeds Neglect
We tend to take those we know best for granted. It’s true of our spouse and of our God. If we want a vital relationship, we must invest in it.
View ArticleOpen Your Mouth to Receive the Grace of the Lord
At a book signing on Friday for The Great Exchange: Bound by Blood, I met a precious gal who has been a Christian for just two years. When she was saved, she was delivered from 33 years of alcoholism...
View ArticleIs Your Mouth Too Full to Fill?
Last week, I questioned what a Christian is suppose to do when life seems overwhelming and no solution is evident. I answered the question with David’s word from Psalm 81:10, “I [God] am the Lord your...
View ArticleAnticipation and Expectation
A recent visit from our children led to an unexpected end. Our three sons and their families came from out of state for a few days together. With high expectation of a joyous time of fellowship,...
View ArticlePreparation for Persecution
Have you ever been persecuted? In His final moments with the disciples, Jesus said, “If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you” (John 15:20). If you live in America, you probably haven’t...
View ArticleGod’s Spotlight
This past week three well-known, admired people made the news because secrets about them have been revealed. Things they have kept hidden are now in the spotlight for all the world to know. It’s...
View ArticleWalls
My focus on walls started while listening to a friend share about a marriage crisis. As she talked, I could sense that she’d erected a protective wall, shielding herself from further hurt. I identified...
View ArticleHijacked!
Our summer has been hijacked. Renovations have taken over our lives. In early summer, Robert began painting the outside of our big, 100- year-old house. The job is long overdue. We knew it wouldn’t be...
View ArticleWhat Did I Do to Deserve This?
Twice lately, I’ve been in conversation with people who asked me, “What did I do to deserve this?” They were speaking of difficult, hurtful, and seemingly unfair treatment from others. I wasn’t part of...
View ArticleMe? In Bondage?
When inmates have served their time, paid their debt to society, and are released from prison, they are not yet free. They continue to live in bondage. At least that’s what Quovadis Marshall said at...
View ArticleIt’s Hard to Be Angry When You’re Praying
“It’s hard to be angry when you’re praying.” At least that’s what somebody said last week without any further discussion of the subject. I tend to agree. Anger is counterfeit power. We resort to it...
View ArticleIt’s Hard to Pray . . .
Have you ever been in the middle of family tension—i.e. a fight—just before a meal? Everybody sits down to an awkward silence because nobody wants to pray. It’s hard to pray in an angry atmosphere,...
View ArticleThe Importance of Touch in Building Family – Part 1
Touch is very important in building healthy family relationships. When a young child causes another one to be hurt, the parents often correct him and then say, “Go hug Johnny and tell him you’re...
View ArticleHints for Healing When Tensions Build
Alternate Title: The Importance of Touch in Building Family – Part 2 In Part 1, I talked about the simple act of touching being a practical tool for bonding. Even when it’s soft and subtle, touch can...
View ArticleWhen Calamity Strikes, Where is God?
It seems the whole world is in chaos these days, that sensibility, morality, and reason have vanished. In culture, and even in some churches, good is considered evil, and evil as good. Where is God in...
View ArticleTeaching Daddy to Hug
He was a middle child in a family of twelve children, and his father was crippled. One of his legs was permanently bent at the knee, so he had to work extra hard to feed the family. They lived on a...
View ArticleThe Problem with Short
My mother was short. She’d disappear in small crowds and even had problems in her own home. She couldn’t reach the second shelf of her kitchen wall cabinets, and struggled to get things off of it. I...
View ArticleWhen Terror Strikes
Horrific attacks on innocent victims in Paris stirred emotions of horror, disbelief, and sadness that humans can stoop so low. It’s impossible to hear the reports and see pictures of the carnage and...
View ArticleIn Everything Thank God
Many families have a Thanksgiving tradition where everybody around the table shares one thing they’re thankful for. That encourages gratefulness in the midst of the rush and bustle of celebration....
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