Please join me in welcoming Iris Peterson to the blog. Iris and I met through the online writer’s training group, COMPEL Training. Her words are humble but staunch in the Spirit. There’s power in their midst. Enjoy! As I walked out of my co-worker’s classroom, I realized that decades of questions and moments of…
“I don’t want to get more done; I want to get more of the right things done.” ~ Glynnis Whitwer Doing Busy Better is not a book about accommodating a busy schedule. It’s not a read that stresses and presses more onto our already-weary shoulders. No. These words of Glynnis Whitwer spring forth with gentle…
Headed to the Beach? Sand and waves and water – who doesn’t love their offer? Many of us will be heading to the beaches this summer – and a few more will be dreaming of the offer. There’s something of God each of us shouldn’t miss at the beach, however. Whether you dream of…
Welcome to WORD17, a scripture memory program. Find this month’s posts concerning PS 37:7 here. Have you ever experienced a heart issue? Truth be told, people tangle with heart problems – some in the natural, all in the spiritual. After reading Andy Stanley’s Enemies of the Heart years ago, I found myself focused on the…
From Survivor to Thriver Living God’s Abundant Life in the Midst of Life’s Raging Storms By: Niki Hardy Thirteen years ago, I got a call from my sister, Claire. It was time. I rushed from my home in Oxford, England to Vancouver, Canada, to sit, with my mum’s hand in mine, and pray, as her…
They’ve spoken into our lives. They speak into children’s lives even today. They plant seeds and dreams. They encourage and correct, hold feet firm to the task. They love and rebuke…and then love some more. They are teachers. We’re wrapping up yet another school year. It seems appropriate to thank those fearless warriors standing on…
A prayer for our graduates is here. Last week proved to be a whirlwind. But it was the type that tossed with good. Our oldest stepped across the threshold between high school and his adult future, eagerly grasping a diploma of “You did it!” Joel graduated high school. I’m not the crying type, but a couple…
They say its weather sometimes reacts with a temper. I’ve never been to the Sea of Galilee, nor seen it’s temper, but they may be right. Today, however, we’re not focused on the sea or its weather. We’re here to gaze further into the lives of James, John, Simon, and Andrew – fishermen casting their nets on the…
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