When I made a decision to go back to school a couple of years ago, I had no idea how it would pan out. It had been 30 years since I sat in a classroom and to say that I was less than an average student back in the day,…
Read moreFirst of all, then, I urge that supplication, prayers, intercession, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 1 Timothy 2:1-2 ESV Our family just returned from…
Read moreIn my last post, I urged us all to “be kind.” In keeping with that theme, today I will focus on how we also need to “be gentle.” I find that in some situations it’s easier to be gentle. For example, we are gentle with babies! The women of our…
Read moreI was reading the account of King David in 2 Samuel 12, where his sin of taking the life of Uriah was exposed. I then turned to Psalm 51 which is described as David’s prayer for pardon. In this Psalm David vividly expresses the heaviness of sin. David is desperately…
Read moreFar too often I find my mind is a battle field – faith and doubt warring in my heart. One of my memory verses is Psalm 32:7: “For You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble. You surround me with songs of victory.” I sometimes say it…
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