Study the life of Jesus, and you'll dive head-first into the power of forgiveness. You'll plunge into the warm, deep waters of love, grace, and mercy too. When Jesus' forgiveness washes over us, it's good. It's quenching our thirst for eternity. A pardoning of our sins for all time. Forgiveness can help. Yet spitting out the words, "I forgive you," to others or even to ourselves often seems about as likely as the sun going on strike. We Continue Reading
Help to Overcome Discouragement
Maybe the doors weren't kicked open, and discouragement crept in. You wonder why the lost opportunity when the dream seemed so real? Maybe you even prayed for those open doors, yet they remained locked solid like a clam more than determined to hide its pearly riches. As disappointment builds, the familiar chatter often crescendos, too. Why not me, Lord? What's wrong with me? When we face this, we are in a battle to overcome Continue Reading
Ever Tried These Helpful Online Bible Study Tools?
Online Bible Study Tools Do you ever use online Bible study tools? These fantastic ditties help fuel our faith, and they often enrich Bible study time so that we're ready to come back for more. Find several of my go-to study tools in the list below. Perhaps one or more will be helpful. They're available as online resources, but many are available as apps and in print as well. How Should a Beginner Study the Bible? When we're new Continue Reading
When Love Runs Deep (& People Hurt)
Love runs deep--but we don't always notice it. And sometimes Christians hurt. See the smiles in the above picture? They don’t tell the whole story. We mamas in the picture became fast friends, as military wives often do, a decade-ish ago. Our homeschooled kids attended field trips & classes together. They played at the beach and at each other’s houses, too. I can still picture one of the boys standing in my kitchen after hours Continue Reading
10 Fantastic Christian Books to Read this Summer
Looking for Christian books to read this summer? Here are ten fantastic titles, both Christian fiction and nonfiction, some oo-rahs for our spiritual growth, others clean entertainment on a mission. (Plus a few extras!) So whether you're wiggling those tootsies in the sand--and sweating like a melting chunk of ice--or curled up at home in the cool air conditioning, grab a title from this list and enjoy your summer reading this year. What Is Continue Reading
