Tag Archives: pride

I want to live my life so there is no doubt or denying … I loved my people well. What does it take to love well?  What does living like an example of God’s love involve? Do we find it only in church or in the religious crowd? Or can we find God among ...

I am not writing to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it. You know that no lie belongs to the truth. 1 John 2:21 (VOICE) The American people are skeptical about the integrity of their politicians–those hired or appointed to serve them. This skepticism ...

One of the downsides of living in an older house is that things break all the time. Our household, for example, has been without a furnace for many years now. Thankfully, the house is equipped with a wood stove, but let me tell you, there’s a lot more work involved ...

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 ...

At  a recent Christ-centered ladies’ event, one of the ladies seated at my table stated her disdain for a family member who always made sure his conversation with her centered around the Gospel.  She viewed this focus on the wisdom of scripture to be judgmental.  She explained her wild teenage ...