Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the ...
I was barely seventeen when I sat in the waiting room of an abortion clinic.No one knew I was pregnant, except my boyfriend and a coworker who had recommended the ...
A successful confrontation will always involve balancing grace and truth.Grace is your being on the side of, or “for,” the other person as well as the relationship. Truth is the ...
Sometimes I am convinced that God allows us to fall into certain situations just because He gets a kick out of watching us get all tangled up in fiascos of ...
My mother’s name was Sarah. She was the fifth daughter of Boaz, a weaver of fine wool prayer shawls in Jerusalem. Sarah was taller than most men, ample hipped and ...
For more than ten years, our family has been going to a tiny little island for our family vacations. The island is four miles long, and there are more stray ...
Get to Know GodWebster’s dictionary defines love as “affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or desire; fondness; good will.” It also says love is “due gratitude and reverence…” Love means ...
One reason acts of kindness are such an effective outreach tool is because they give our message credibility. Even though people may not know anything else about us, they know ...
I am the God of Love and Peace. Let the splendor of this glorious truth sink into the depths of your heart, mind, and spirit. The One who is always ...
Rome, ItalyI bet you aren’t reading this book because you want to know about my personal life. At least not the part that doesn’t include marriage, so I’ll spare you ...
You have been set on this earth, at this hour, and in this generation to bring fame to the Lord Jesus Christ in your sphere of influence. And make no ...
Ora JayAugust 27, 1982Children’s laughter met our ears as I pulled up and parked our buggy in front of my cousin Floyd’s house. Floyd and Ruth lived quite a spell ...
Disillusionment is a serious illness of the soul. It tends to persist over a long, indefinite period of time and often involves multiple recurrences. And it can be virtually invisible ...
You never thought divorce would happen to you. But it did. You may feel traumatized, relieved, hopeful, afraid, or all of the above. What choices will help you heal? How ...