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Have you ever gone full circle in your life which ended up ironically right back where you started? Welcome to my life over the last 5 years. I thought I had my questions 5 years ago answered, but then something strange happened and my answers soon dwindled to the same questions and now 5 years […]
‘At an address in Cambridge some time ago (reported in “The Life of Faith,” April 3rd, 1912), Mr. S.D. Gordon told in his own inimitable way the story of a man in his own country, to illustrate from real life the fact of the reality of prayer, and that it is not mere talking. “This […]
A few weeks ago I rushed into our local Love’s store to purchase a soda from the fountain. I picked up a couple of other things, filled a cup with the refreshing bubbly nectar I longed for, and then made my way to the counter to pay for the items. In the meantime, 2 men […]
Have you ever had one of those days where you’re bored out of your mind but at the same time your brain just won’t stop flitting from topic to topic in an attempt to somehow make sense of some things? I’ve been having many days in a row like that now as we continue to […]
As I was sitting in church this Easter, we were taking a closer look at the appearance of Christ after his resurrection to the disciples in the upper room. See John 20:19-30. I had forgotten the setting where this all took place and found it interesting (again) that the disciples were in great fear. Their […]
The other day my husband Steve and I were sitting in a Chinese restaurant for lunch. After I chose what I wanted to have to eat, I felt like I needed some form of entertainment, so I began searching their paper placemat. You know the ones that tell you what kind of animal you are […]
The last couple of weeks have been hectic, full of questions – that deep down I already had the answers to – (can you say denial?), edgy, tiresome and more. So, in the midst of this particular turmoil, I found myself praying for something I already possessed and didn’t even realize it fully until today. […]
Today is a rough one for me. It didn’t start out that way, in fact, it started out quite peaceful in my own heart and mind. Even in prayer this morning through the tears, it remained peaceful. I knew the Holy Spirit was doing a tug on my spirit to sit down and study the […]
Have you ever been totally surprised by a turn of events? Especially something that you thought was going to be terrible, but instead, turned out to be wonderful? What was your response? Joanna experienced a significant turn of events… Joanna was a woman of high rank in the courts of king Herod. Her husband, Cuza, […]
Well, as promised we’re going to get right into our study on the Fruit of the Spirit. I am so excited about what God is doing in my own heart as I study on the Fruit – beginning of course, with Love. The Bible tells us so much about love. We are commanded to love […]
It seems everywhere I look, people want to know how to be happy because they claim they are not. Colleges teach courses on happiness, hundreds of books are written every year on the subject of happiness and magazines line the newsstands every new year claiming: 10 Ways to Achieve Happiness, Make This Year Your Happiest […]
Since my last post, I believe the Lord has been dealing with me about not becoming so ‘service’ minded that I forget to remain ‘relationship’ minded. Yesterday, Steve and I did a small, but powerful study on the Bride of Christ. It changed (and confirmed) many of our thoughts and ‘suspicions’ about our own relationships […]
I recently read that a woman’s heart should be so hidden in Christ that a man should have to seek Him first to find her. Isn’t that a wonderful thought? And yet, how many of us really are hidden in Christ so deeply that it forces others to seek after God first in order to […]
