Forgiving through Prayer In my college years, I attended a Christian university and lived in a dormitory with 200 other women. I participated in countless romcom movie nights, painted a lot of nails, and helped quite a few friends get ready for a first date. As you might imagine, with
In this season, lights gleam and twinkle. We hang them on our trees, our houses, and even in our hearts as we prepare to bless those we cherish, and often those who cherished us first, with tokens of our affection for one another in the form of gifts, holiday meals,
Recently, I read in a national newspaper that one of the world’s most popular songs for a karaoke performance is My Way by Frank Sinatra. Sadly, the same article informed me that the same song is also a top choice for people having a non-religious funeral. What a pride-filled declaration
Have you ever made a decision thinking it was a good choice, but then later realized that you should’ve put more thought into it? If you had really taken more time to think about it, possibly even done a trial-run first, maybe you wouldn’t have gone through it. For me,
“I’ve got it.” This is my most used sentence when someone offers to help me with a task. Though clearly I am struggling and trying to do too much, I think that I can handle things on my own. I am clearly walking in figurative darkness and am blind to
Ephesians 5:15 says, “Therefore consider carefully how you live–not as unwise but as wise.” Why are we to live as wise people? Paul tells us in verse 16, “because the days are evil.” There was a lot of evil during the time of Esther just like there is today. Esther
Something I really love is the light of early morning. Whether I’ve just had a good night’s sleep or tossed and turned all night, that first light shining in my bedroom signals: it’s go-time. Now, sometimes “go-time” means I have to get up and get ready for work. Depending on
God’s Righteous Jealousy “The Lord your God who is present among you, is a jealous God” (Deuteronomy 6:15) I found that a bit surprising the first time I read it. God can be jealous? Isn’t jealousy bad? For humans, our jealousy indicates that we are discontent with what we have
“Children, it is the last hour, and just as you heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. We know from this that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us because if they had belonged
Acknowledging Our Limitations Through Prayer Praying for our children is the most important thing we can do as mothers. The responsibilities and seemingly unending tasks we perform for our children are practical expressions of our love for them. From surrendering our bodies to the changes of pregnancy, pain in childbirth,