“If you need wisdom—if you want to know what God wants you to do – ask Him, and He will gladly tell you. He will not resent your asking. But when you ask Him, be sure that you really expect Him to answer, for a doubtful mind is as unsettled as a wave of the …
I know it is part of the American dream to own a home, but sometimes it can be a nightmare. I’m not just talking about the economy turning homes upside down so they are barely worth the down-payment and not the whopping mortgage. I’m talking about the little things that can happen, the small surprises: …
“What I owe them all is incalculable. Is there any pleasure on earth as great as a circle of Christian friends by a good fire?”
The announcement was made recently that I will be receiving this award at the upcoming conference in Dallas. When I first received the call from a friend, I didn’t know what to say. I’m still trying to find the words to express what I’m feeling. Honored – yes. Aware there are others more deserving – …
“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
For the past couple of years, our pastor has issued a challenge to read through Proverbs during July. Thirty-one days in the month, thirty-one chapters in the book. It is a very straight-forward, practical book about living out faith – and the consequences that come when we don’t. Here’s what I have gleaned so far: …
“For God so loved the world, He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. God did not send His Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it. There is no judgment awaiting those who trust Him. But those who do not …
Sunday, our children and grandchildren spent the day with us in celebration of Father’s Day. The house was rockin’ and rollin’. Boys love to wrestle and box. One of the older cousins stuffed his tee shirt with pillows for the battle with his six year old cousin. The house was full of laughter – not …
“Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, bless His name! Proclaim good tidings of His salvation from day to day.”
Many years ago, when Rick and I moved to Sebastopol, California, there was a small start-up non-commercial radio station, KCLB-FM, offering “positive alternative” broadcasting. I started listening and never stopped. The music was important to my state of mind and helped me in my writing. I listened to it at home and every time I …