“It’s just me, and I ain’t much.”We’d been talking for well into an hour before she said the words. We’d worked our way through two cups of machine- brewed, hospital-waiting-room ...
In his study on the life of King David, Chuck Swindoll wrote, “David, being a man with a strong sexual appetite, mistakenly thought, To satisfy it I will have more ...
Celebrations mark the pinnacles of joy in our lives. ~ Ingrid Fetell Lee, JoyfulI’ve experienced the truth of hospitality. I have never, ever regretted inviting anyone over. Once it’s done, ...
The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. — Philippians 4:7We are quick to take precautions against the cold weather as ...
In a large auditorium after a women’s conference, ladies were filing out as music pumped energetically through the building. The excitement in the air struck a stark contrast with the ...
Sometimes you just have to memorize and meditate on the good news loops out of obedience in order to start to make the correct synapses. Memorize it, and then repeat ...
During this last season, one thing I remember more clearly than anything else is what we ate. The undercurrent of our life was dark and ragged, but my senses remember ...
A number of my friendships with men that had started online either fizzled out slowly or ended with a big bang. But my friendship with “Sam,” who I’d met on ...
God Has the Last Word in Your WeaknessYour weakness is real. But I don’t believe in blaming or hiding, unless it’s in the Cross of Christ. As we take steps ...
Selection by Barbara Hunsaker, excerpted from Hopelifter: Creative Ways to Spread Hope When Life Hurts by Kathe WunnenbergAs a principal of a small Christian school, one phenomenon I saw from ...
Seriously, what in the world happened to them?They have died and been buried eight feet deep. I think Brittany Spears killed them. Want to know what I was doing as ...
I’ve learned that when you try to control everything, you enjoy nothing. ~ AnonymousI like to think I have it all under control.I mean, you already know without even knowing ...
When my kids were little, and I’d be walking the whole group of them through the narrow aisles of the grocery store, I always attracted a lot of attention. Strangers ...
Airport Exhaustion, Angelic HospitalityDo not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it. — Hebrews 13:2After a long, ...
In their hearts people plan their way, but the Lord directs their steps. — Proverbs 16:9Sometimes to get your life back, you have to face the death of what you ...