The Power of Jesus’ Last 7 Words—”Father, Forgive Them”
If you could control when you died, what would your last words be? The first of Jesus last 7 words was a prayer: Father, Forgive them, because they don’t know what they are doing.”
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3 Truths To Remember In the EYE OF THE STORM
The Eye of the Storm Ah, the eye of the storm. That happy, calm place after Armageddon seems to have broken loose and before it's about to get all crazy again. A storm may have knocked us upside down for the moment, and we're thinking "ain't nobody got time for that."...
Praise Picture ~ Peace!
Praise Picture -- Peace! I just wanted to share this Praise Picture with you. Now go take on the day -- with peace, and lots of it! PS -- And look forward to my upcoming Never-Ending List of the Character Traits of God. It's almost ready. 🙂 [bctt tweet="Peace I leave...
Train in the Calm Before the Storm so You’ll Be Calm in the Storm (Training — Part 2)
Are You Ready? The best time to prepare for a storm is before it hits. Duh. We empty the grocery store shelves of bread and water at the first report of a major storm whether we already have four cases of water and twelve loaves of bread at home or not. We're trained...
A Storm is Coming: What You Absolutely Need to Know Before Your World Explodes (Training – Part 1)
A Storm's Coming The TV reporter announced: Tornado Warning. Panic ricocheted through my body. Wait! Which is worse? Tornado Warning or Tornado Watch? Is it, "WARNING! There's a tornado in your area?" Or is it, "Take cover! We're WATCHING a tornado in your area?" I...
Free “Cry Out!” 40 Day Prayer Guide by Revive Our Hearts Ministries
Cry Out! Let this not be just a moment, but a movement of prayer. ~Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth Did you miss it? Friday, September 23, 2016, Revive Our Hearts Ministries sponsored the Cry Out! Simulcast Prayer Event. "Throughout history, when things looked the most bleak,...
Hail to the Chief! Oh My! (How Not to Dread This Political Season)
I always dread this season. Not the fall season or football season. I love those. I dread the political season. We get to see the worst in people and then elect one of them to become our nation's leader. Hail to the Chief! Whoopee! But it's not all bad news....
When Pain Is Like a Flower, Truth Makes Hope Bloom
Ever met someone you'd like to have follow you around and talk for you? All you'd have to say was, "Yeah. What she said!" Blogger--and my new friend--Mekeisha has a way of explaining truth that leaves me staring at her dumbly. When people stare at me like that,...
What Would I Write To A Younger Me?
What would I write to a younger me? Would I stop myself from all my bad choices even knowing how God woud use them?
Which to Choose: Football or Bonsai Gardening? – Confessions of a Fanatic Fan Conformed to Christ Through Football
This may be the year. College Football has officially kicked off, and this may be the year that . . . I rejoice whether my team wins or loses, . . . I can watch an entire game without fretting, . . . and I jump out of a perfectly good airplane. Yes, I know. The last...
Surrender, Pray, Rest (While My Child is Away – Part 5)
Surrender, Pray, Rest Surrender, Pray, Rest is my motto for life and parenting. Surrender opens our ears to God. Prayer opens our communication with God. Rest opens God's blessings on us through faith. When I asked Edie Melson, author of While My Child is Away: My...
Laughter Through the Hard Times of Parenting (While My Child is Away ~ Part 4)
Parenting Will Make You Cry Parenting will make you cry -- tears of sorrow and tears of laughter. Edie Melson, author of While My Child is Away: Prayers for When We Are Apart, and her husband try to look at life through the lens of laughter. This mindset made a big...
The Myth of Perfect Parenting ~ While My Child is Away ~ Part 3
Have you fallen for the myth of perfect parenting? I did. But not for long. After I woke up to the truth, I sank into a pit of despair, thinking I'm the reason my kids will go broke on therapy! Mercifully, God rescued me from that pit. The maddening myth of perfect...
“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:32