I must confess that my own life is ever torn by my desire to be a writer of significance and my desire to be nothing more than a soul who wants to discover God's agenda for my life - one minute at a time. Calvin Miller How I long to write words that matter ... words on this screen, words in my newspaper column each week, words for magazines and books. Words that influence, challenge, inspire, encourage ... words that impact. But what if the words that matter are not the words written or ... [Read More]
10 Truths when Life is Hard
Sometimes life is hard. We struggle just to stay above water, drowning in the situations and difficulties in our lives. It happens to all of us ... and it can leave us weary. But these times of struggle, when the concerns of life bear down on our hearts and minds, these moments do not have to be wasted. 10 Truths When Life Is Hard Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of; they just turn up some of the ill weeds unto the surface. C.H. ... [Read More]
Sneaky Parenting
Confession: I use my camera to spy on my daughter and her friends. Before you get all judge-y on me, you should know, they ask me to do it. Well, they ask me to take pictures ... the spying part, that's all me. And I don't feel even the least bit guilty about it. Join me at Mod Squad today where I'm sharing how I my camera helps me remind my daughter and her friends how precious they are. ... [Read More]
Holy Week Meditations: A God Who IS
And God said to Moses, "I AM WHO I AM" Exodus 4:14 NASB He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. Matthew 28:6 NASB "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." Revelation 22:13 NASB Resurrection Sunday ... the hope for all of us. Our God IS ... He is alive. He is risen. He is sitting at the right hand of the Throne of God. He is the Conqueror of death. He is the Victor over sin. He is our Hope, our ... [Read More]
Holy Week Meditations: A God Who Is Present even in Silence
My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Far from my deliverance are the words of my groaning. O my god, I cry by day, but Thou dost not answer; And by night, but I have no rest. Yet Thou art holy, O Thou who art enthroned upon the praise of Israel.Psalm 22:1-3 NASBA GOD WHO IS PRESENT, EVEN WHEN HE IS SILENT.Saturday must have been a long day for those women longing to go to the tomb, the normal tasks that kept life busy and minds occupied left undone as they waited for Sabbath to end.I ... [Read More]
Holy Week Meditations: A God Who Understands Our Pain
And at the ninth hour, Jesus cried out with a loud voice, "ELOI, ELOI, LAMA SARACHTHAN?" which is translated, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME?" Mark 15:34 Have you ever felt forsaken? Has pain threatened to crush your heart, your spirit? Today, Good Friday, this One who is Good, this One who helps us, prays for us, forgives us ... this God who calls us friend, He gets it. Really gets it. He hurt. His body was beaten, bruised, crushed. Scripture says He was wounded for our ... [Read More]
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