Self-empowerment. Sometimes it’s referred to as “being a strong woman” or an “independent woman.” We live in a world where women are afforded many of the same opportunities as men. But can I take a brief moment to speak something boldly to all the women reading this? Self-empowerment, in the sense ...
Read More »The Connection between Idols and Demons
Since the fall of mankind in the Garden of Eden, there has been a battle raging for the souls of mankind. Much of this battle has to do with worship. Everyone worships something or someone. The question is, will we worship the living God or put something else in His ...
Read More »Do You Believe Jesus Loves You?
“Jesus loves me this I know … ”. For many, the song is ingrained in their soul; we’ve sang it since childhood. We say we believe it. Living faith is a different story. Sometimes our hearts cry, “THIS is what love feels like?” The bank sends a foreclosure notice. The ...
Read More »Those Pharisees: “Do as I say, not as I do.”
Most parents soon learn that their children imitate what they do more often than they listen to what they say. Who hasn’t had an embarrassing moment with their child when an inappropriate word or behavior was mimicked? Though we’d like to believe our children listen to what we say in ...
Read More »Parents are People Too
I sometimes wonder if people, when they grow up, forget how it was to be a kid. It is true that from the adult perspective, children’s problems can seem very small comparatively, but that is looking at the problem from the wrong angle. When your world is small, the problems ...
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