Tag Archives: orphans

Have you had situations in your life that really required an answer to your prayers? Perhaps you need a strong faith in God’s financial provision, or guidance, or taking a step of faith. Is there some adverse circumstance with no resolution which will only be rectified through answered prayer and ...

I wrote this article while visiting my 96-year old mom at a retirement center in Dallas, Texas. She has the opportunity to live with other seniors, many of whom, like her, are widows. This is so important. Loneliness is not an option! Companionship and socialization is a necessity for one’s ...

What odd emotional contradictions I’ve experienced this week. I have begun reading Kisses From Katie. The New York Times bestseller about Katie Davis, a young woman who gave up her comfortable life for a fulfilled one. After graduating high school, she skipped college and went to Uganda. A young girl, ...

An orphan is a child without parental care and affection. To be orphaned means to be cut-off from the love, protection, and provisions a parent can provide. We all are born spiritually cut-off from our heavenly Father. Christ’s resurrection made it possible for us to not be orphans any longer. It ...

Mike Matheny, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals Major League Baseball team, has been gaining headlines recently for his new book The Matheny Manifesto: A Young Manager’s Old-School Views on Success in Sports and Life.  That’s a long book title with a simple, yet heart piercing message for today’s parents. ...