I have a confession to make. I have a tendency to worry. I think I inherited the worry gene from my mother. But the older I get, the more I realize that troubles are a part of life. As a Christian, I sometimes need to be reminded that I am…
Read more“The power to influence or direct people’s behavior or the course of events.” Reduced to its simplest form – it is control. Put in those terms, we shrink from the idea of desiring such power. Yet the stacks of to-do lists on my kitchen counter, my endless worry over the…
Read more“When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early the next morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. “Oh no, my lord! What shall we do?” the servant asked. “Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are with us are morethan…
Read more“Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in…
Read moreGrace. Have we gotten away from grace in this world? I spent time on the phone tonight talking with someone who was contemplating ending their life. According to them, the hardships in life, the pain of their past, the feeling of being unloved and unwanted was exactly what God had…
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