Tag Archives: Faith

Contemplating my latest reaction to my teenage daughter’s negative attitudes brought me to the realization that my overboard emotional response was rooted in fear.  In Matthew 10:31, Jesus specifically stated, ” Fear not,  you are of more value than many sparrows.”  Jesus knew the danger of giving in to fear.  ...

My story really began years before I first prayed for my dad. I was five years old when my parents divorced, and my sister was three. We moved a state away with my mom, and Dad got monthly visits and a week every summer to spend with us. Mom remarried ...

5:00 am Monday morning, the bleep of a text came in. “You’re a late start today.” My husband mumbled as he rolled back to sleep. Moments passed before my mind started coming out of the dense fog of slumber. “What? A late start? Seriously? It’s April 21st!” I replied back ...

Dealing with Needs: Stepping Out in Faith By Joel B. Friends, please take a minute to read the following ten verses. They are perhaps the most profound verses in the Holy Bible for dealing with needs-based problems. Matt 6:25-34 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, ...

I love metaphors! Perfect words woven together to compare something so direct that the answer is never revealed only implied. For example, you may have heard someone say, “He was a diamond in the rough.” The comparison being made is that of a person and their characteristics and unique qualities ...