Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”—yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little…
Read more“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” (Philippians 2:3-4 ESV) Around Christmas time the enemy had a great time in my head; making…
Read moreJim and I are both going through health issues. I have been living with chronic pain/illness for over 25 years, with the past 10 years mostly home-bound and needing assistance in my daily life. Now Jim is going through some serious health issues as well. So what do you do…
Read moreA few days ago, I went to see my friend Rose in the hospital. After months of health problems, I heard she’d suffered a seizure and was heavily medicated. I had no idea that she’d be unrecognizable. I went into her room and promptly came out thinking they’d…
Read moreWe’ve all been there and wondered how and why we ended up in this seemingly God forsaken place. And yet, that very place is where He Himself has sent us. The desert. It’s hard to understand the purpose of a desert sometimes; it’s hard to see it’s beauty. It appears…
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