Looking Toward the New Year

My youngest son sent out a message to his siblings and me encouraging us to start the New Year by fasting and praying on New Year’s Day. He said, “I have the feeling we will have to face some tough…

Pride, God hates it.

We usually think of pride in nicer terms like “I can make my own decisions,” or “I decide what is best for me.” This attitude was the downfall of many: Eve in the garden, Adam her husband, of Moses, of…

Growth or a Bag of Dry Bones?

In Chapters 1-3 of 1 Thessalonians Paul praises the Thessalonians for their outstanding growth in the Lord and their brotherly love. Beginning in Chapter 4, Paul’s tone changes just a tad. Paul still expresses his love for them, still thinks highly…

Asking Tough Questions

I am going to start by asking several tough questions that I hope you will ponder and meditate on in the coming days and weeks as we live through COVID-19 and beyond. Worry, Fear, Anxiety, and Stress What causes us…

Living the New Life

After my husband’s death, I was reminiscing with my mother-in-law who shared with me that she had never seen anyone change more than Richard did in coming to Christ. She added to her statement, “It’s a good thing Marty or…

Abiding in God’s Favor

God’s Favor It’s been more than a year since my husband died and it is hard for me to comprehend the magnitude of God’s favor I have experienced over that period of time. After Richard died, I cried out to…

Being Transformed by Jesus

How dramatically different life can be with a transformed mind!  The news is full of people committing actions that they can only do because they are not in their right minds. Where does transformation start? How can we achieve right-mindedness? What are the…

Why Do I Do What I Do?

“What? Why in the world did I do that?” Have you ever said that to yourself right after you were done doing whatever it was you did? Do you look at others close to you or in the news and…