Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. Proverbs 3:5,6 (NKJV) Eleven years ago Iris Nelson, the owner of Laced With Grace, asked if I’d like to join the team of writers…
Read more8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we…
Read moreWith Christmas Eve just 3 weeks away, the pressure mounts. Today’s society dictates our home decor as well as our activities – trees, wreaths, Christmas cards, numerous gatherings of friends, family, coworkers, church members. Most of it has nothing to do with the truth of Christmas. Biblically, the birth…
Read moreI will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds. I will be glad and exult in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. ~ Psalm 9:1-2 (ESV) Yesterday we celebrated Thanksgiving here in the United States.…
Read more“Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything gives thanks for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” I Thessalonians 5:16-18 This portion of scripture, brief and to the point, is familiar to most of us. It may easily roll off the tongue, but anyone who has suffered knows…
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