A Mother’s Day Song
What could sing more perfectly than scripture? This Mother’s Day, I offer you I Chronicles 16:8-36, with related encouragements between the stanzas of this ancient song of Asaph, as appointed by King David– 8 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what…
When God Changed His Mind–Altars and Isaacs
“When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there and arranged the wood on it. He bound his son Isaac and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood” (Genesis 22:9 NIV). The word ‘altar’ appears nearly…
Blind? Blonde? Or Both?
Sometimes how one speaks stirs confusion… creates trouble… or worse. Take Judges 12:1-6 (read for full context), for example–particularly verses five and six. “The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a survivor of Ephraim said, ‘Let me cross over,’ the men…
Prayer for Ukraine
Lately, I’ve felt as though, if I allowed myself to start, I’d never stop crying. And so, most of the time, the wall’s stood firm. Until recently. It crumbled as I watched with horror images on the news of a woman–a very pregnant woman–being carried…
Have You Called on Him?
“Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known” (Jeremiah 33:3 ESV). As a writer, there are times my mind feels as empty as the blank screen or page before me. Though I hold…
New Life in an Old Garden
“The question is not what you look at but what you see” (Henry David Thoreau). Summer’s wildflowers are a faint memory in the often chilly, damp days of early March. What was once a flurry of color in a variety of shapes and sizes stands brown…
Do to Others!
“You shall not curse the deaf or put a stumbling block before the blind, but you shall fear your God: I am the LORD” (Leviticus 19:14 ESV). I’ve heard it said– Just because you can’t smell it doesn’t mean it don’t stink! I learned this…
Caring for Orphans–The Autobiography of George Müller
(Book Review #2–Nonfiction) “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans… and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world” (James 1:27 NIV). As a mother of three adopted children and an advocate for life in…
When What One Wishes For Is Far From What She Gets
“The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception” (Proverbs 14:8 NIV). Prudent–(adj.) thoughtful care concerning a decision that will impact the future. I wasn’t, and that’s the problem. “Wasn’t what?” some perhaps ask. Wasn’t…
Detained in Tel Aviv–Part 2
“Surely your goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life…” (Psalm 23:6a NIV). So… about that little detail regarding being detained in Tel Aviv… ******* Funny how it was only after it was decided that I’d attend the Women’s Aglow International…
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