“So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.” Hebrews 10:35,36 (NIV) Three years ago Jim and I heeded the Lord’s leading…
Read moreLike so many others, I was captivated by the Olympics earlier this month. There were the major stories – gold medals for the fastest man alive, the most decorated Olympian, the first African-American all around gymnast. You know their names without my sharing them – Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps,…
Read more“And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed [changed] by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.” (Romans 12:2 KJV). For most of us just the word ‘change’ in itself makes us nervous…
Read more“But blessed is the (woman) who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. (She) will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries…
Read moreThink back to your childhood. For some of you, that is a short trip, for others of us, there may be quite a journey. But take a moment to think back to a time when you remember the values that your elders surrounded you with. Does something home to mind…
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