This time last week I was in Orlando at the International Christian Retailers Show. This annual convention hosts exhibitors from Christian publishing, music, film, and gifts and connects them with buyers, media, authors, and artists. On Monday, my publisher had a giveaway for an e-reader. I chatted with an older…
Read moreI often pray Psalm 141:3, because my mouth can be used to glorify Jesus or to harm Him, if only by what people see in me as a Christ follower. “Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.” (NIV) I wish my words…
Read moreWhat time I am afraid, I will trust in thee. Psalms 56:3 How many times I have comforted my sons with those words is beyond my ability to count. With each of their fears and concerns, we sit down and talk about them, then we turn them over to Jesus.…
Read moreSometimes I listen to the Bible on CD in my car. It’s a favorite of my son. I started it when a friend told me that she plays the Promise Bible in her car on the way to school. There’s something special about the version she recommended. There are different…
Read moreMy son Adrian has been to Guatemala every summer since fifth grade, save one. He’s divvied out medication, carried the scriptures on his shoulders to people still unreached with the gospel, blown bubbles to occupy waiting children, prayed with families, sung songs, and given bean paste sandwiches to hungry humanity…
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