Though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD upholds him with his hand. Psalm 37:24 NIV “Spencer! Spencer!” Amy called around the house looking for her son. Hearing stumbling from above, she walked to the stairs. On the top stair was Spencer – seizing. In distress, he had been searching for his mother….
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If Only
But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain that we can carry nothing out. – 1 Timothy 6:6-7 “If only we lived near ski slopes again, then I could be a professional skier,” said my son, presenting a fair argument for packing up and moving…
Buhfai Tham
Buhfai Tham means a ‘handful of rice’. It’s a ministry started in Mizoram, India one hundred years ago. The ladies, though they have not much more to give, set aside a handful of rice each meal to give to the church as their tithe. The church then sells the rice in order to sustain her…
Changing, growing…seeking!
“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” ~ Hans Hofmann “Hey!” Kendall walked into the kitchen. It was the twinkle in her eyes more than her excited tone that captured my attention. “Can you come here for a minute?” I dried my hands on a towel and…
What’s that Smell?
The smell was so bad he was embarrassed to take friends to lunch. My husband drove a burgundy Saturn in the early days of our marriage. And it stunk. For a male, a little stink in a car is like a trophy. What guy wants his wheels to smell of strawberries and roses? But over…
The Importance of Sharing our Stories
Sometimes we wonder if anyone is really paying any attention to our words; if there’s any value in getting them down. There are times Solomon’s words echo through my head, “Of the making of many books, there is no end.” And I wonder if it is a worthy effort to add my own volumes–whether bound…
The Power of a Conjunction
With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. Matthew 19:26 NIV photo © 2005 Luca Masters | more info (via: Wylio) Have you ever thought about the power of the conjunction? A conjunction connects words, phrases, or clauses. It builds bridges between words, pathways linking words that may have otherwise never…
Ticker Tape Thoughts
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 I awakened this morning with the title of this post running through my mind. What if the first time you had a thought, it was…
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Barbie, Managing Editor
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