What a week last week! Flooding, pumping, drying, sorting, blanketing. Our basement flooded with the torrential rains and we were ill prepared (having never had the drain in our basement not drain before). We are still working on getting it cleaned out and sorted between what is salvageable and what needs to be tossed while . . . →Read More:
Spring has come in light a LION!! Rain, rain and more rain. And I’m feeling the longing to get some organization done, time to put some Martha on!
As many of you know, I am NOT an organized person by nature. But I’m delighted to know that God works with who we . . . →Read More:
This week I saw a video online (you’ve probably seen it too) but I’d like to post it here.
I loved this video. It actually shows a deep spiritual truth that we seldom think about:
Who is setting your image?
Self-image has been a catch phrase for several decades now. Christians often balk at . . . →Read More:
I started reading through the bible chronologically this month. I’ve always wanted to do this method and never have. It’s been fun and I can’t remember the last time I read through Job.
We all know the story. Job is a righteous man but Satan is determined to prove that anyone under serious trials . . . →Read More:
I’d like to introduce a very very dear friend of mine, Terri Groh. Terri is a pastor’s wife and knows about ministering to broken and battered hearts and how desperately women need to be encouraged in our day and age. And that is exactly what she does in her new devotional book, Words of Encouragement . . . →Read More:
I had a very refreshing break last week. This week I’m ready to JUMP back into school and ministry. God revealed some things to me that I need to adjust as I continue on in my marathon of homeschooling. As my responsibilities have changed and grown (adding blogging, ministry and Virtual Assistant work), I have . . . →Read More:
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I LOVE the idea that God gave a Sabbath rest to His people. He took a rest (not that He was tired, but that He was finished) and He gave that same pleasure to His children. He knew what we were made of, He knew what our human . . . →Read More:
Have you ever just wanted to teach a bible study? Your heart is bursting to share the Word with others but teaching isn’t your spiritual gift. What do you do? Are you stuck just not ministering in areas that are not your gift?
I’m here to tell you: that’s NOT how the gifts of The . . . →Read More:
My very dear friend, Terri Groh, has written a beautiful devotional book called Words of Encouragement for a Discouraged World. She has 52 weekly devotionals that encourage you to spend time in the Word and to look at your life from the eyes of faith, and with a heart to hear God’s . . . →Read More:
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The World dictionary defines encouragement as:
to inspire (someone) with the courage or confidence (to do something) to stimulate (something or someone to do something) by approval or help; support
The New Testament has 3 different Greek words that are translated ‘encourage’. Although they are all . . . →Read More:
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