Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built. James Dobson Begin With the End in Mind This is advice I swiped from a book on blogging, but it […]
Category Archives: Faith
Opening Up the Best Known Verse in the Bible
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 The following diagram of John 3:16 was shared by James Montgomery Boice in a devotional called How Great Thou Art. It gives perspective to the simple […]
At 70 John Piper Doubles Down
This is a lazy Saturday morning! Saturday’s are different if you’re retired. You don’t have to cram errands and household chores into a few hours of your free time. You can go to the cleaners at 2:22 PM on Tuesday or hit Trader Joe’s Thursday at 3:07 PM before the moms arrive […]
Are We Getting the Message?
Every happening, great and small, is a parable whereby God speaks to us, and the art of life is to get the message. Malcolm Muggeridge Sometimes when you sense a special moment you gotta stop and get out of the car! Driving home one late afternoon I saw a huge gathering of […]
Today You’re the Perfect Age
Last night trying to do downward facing dog I thought to myself, “You’re too old for this”! But that just can’t be true. I was reading through the early chapters of Genesis this morning, stiff muscles and all, and I saw that Noah was like 500 years old when he started building the […]
Why You Need To Live Slowly
We all have the same 24 hours in every single day. That’s what I read in a lot of books and articles on productivity.And I’ve let it drive me not motivate me. At the heart of that statement is our fear of failure and our constant urge to measure ourselves against others.As though what […]
My NYR List For A Better 2016!
Is it possible you can make 2016 a better year by creating a list of New Year’s Resolutions? I don’t know, but I’m gonna try. Whether you see it as motivation, inspiration, or an exercise in futility—The New Year’s Resolutions List has made its annual appearance here there and everywhere. That’s a Beatles reference […]
Lessons From A Child On Sharing Your Faith
We all have flaws. His was that he was a leper. But this story isn’t about him, it’s about her. About a little girl child, part of the spoils of war, who without hostility or bitterness, without meanness or vengeful spite wanted to see him healed. How does a child, abducted from her family and […]
Does Your Bible Reading Kindle a Fire in Your Heart?
What would it be like if Jesus led your personal Bible reading/study time? In a word—awesome! When it happened to a couple of bummed out disciples walking along a dusty road to Emmaus, they said “. . .our hearts burned within us while he talked to us on the road, while He […]
Slowdown Sunday
Have you heard about the movement called Slow Living? Life in an African village is a model of Slow Living. There are 12 hours of daylight all year round and the strength of the midday sun can sap of the vitality of even an Olympic athlete. Nobody wears a watch and there are no […]
