Turn my eyes from looking at what is worthless; give me life in Your ways. – Psalm 119:37
I was the final holdout in our family to get a smartphone. “I won’t be one of those people with a phone in front of my face all the time!” I insisted.
But then work demands required I maintain constant contact with clients, and I (more…)
. . . forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead . . . —Philippians 4:13b
Many people were happy to bid good riddance to previous year. It was a year of great tension, trial, loss and division. And now that it’s behind us, it’s important we don’t spend the new one looking in the rearview mirror. It’s time (more…)
Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift! – 2 Corinthians 9:15
It had been a hard year, and I found myself sharing my heart with a trusted friend. “I don’t think we’re going to be able to do much for Christmas this year,” I said sadly.
“You mean Christmas presents or Christmas itself? Because Christmas isn’t about presents,” she replied. Her reply (more…)
I had made it my mission one recent Saturday to be an encouragement to others. In the dairy aisle, I encouraged the new mom with the baby strapped to her chest. As I walked down the specialty diet aisle, I encouraged a middle-aged woman who was newly diagnosed with celiac disease, a condition I share. While in the checkout line, I (more…)
Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally restore, establish, strengthen and support you after you have suffered a little while. – 1 Peter 5:10
This verse jumped out at me as I read through my Sunday school lesson a few weeks ago, so I immediately wrote it on an index card (more…)