Have you ever seen a soldier do an about-face? It’s actually very impressive to watch. One deliberate, brisk movement that aims the individual in the opposite direction. This is such a great visual for repentance. When we know we’re going in the wrong direction, repentance turns the tide. It sets…
Promises, shromises, who keeps’em? I’ve forgotten the television character who uttered this disparaging remark (maybe Laverne from Laverne & Shirley?), but sadly it’s too often true. A lot of people don’t honor promises, and every time a promise is broken, the relationship suffers. But you know who always keeps His…
I go through spells where I don’t sleep well (hormones, anyone?). More than once, I complained to my mom about it. I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before, but my mom was a prayer warrior. After a few times of simply sympathizing with me, she suggested I take advantage of those…
Dare I confess that there are times when news reports make my blood pressure rise? I become angered by acts of injustice, cruelty, disrespectfulness, or selfishness. These acts are always committed by people who have no desire to heed God’s instruction to treat others the way we want to be…
HYMN DAY! “Sing Them Over Again to Me” by P. P. Bliss was published in 1864 and became one of the standard songs in the author’s repertoire (at Dwight Moody’s prompting) when he became a singing evangelist. Wonderful words of life! 1 Sing them over again to me, Wonderful words…
Afflictions aren’t fun. They hurt. Sometimes physically, sometimes emotionally, sometimes spiritually…sometimes all of the above. Jesus tells us in John 10:10 (NKJV), “I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” Jesus came into this world to seek and save the lost. I…
Hope. Anyone who knows me, knows that “hope” is one of my favorite words. Hope—not wishful thinking, but a confident expectancy. In His Word, God made many promises. God keeps His promises. Therefore I can rest in the assurance that He will be with me through all of life’s ups…
Many of us find a “go to” when we’re sad or lonely or discouraged. For me, personally, food has been my too-often go-to, much to the detriment of my physical (and spiritual!) health. It’s a bad habit, running to the cookie jar for comfort and instead of turning to Him.…
Oh, “stuff.” We are bombarded with messages of how we need “stuff.” “Stuff” can be the latest gadget, a newer car, a bigger house, a padded bank account, the latest fashions…and on and on. It’s all just temporary “stuff.” And when we get ourselves too focused on accumulating it, we…
HYMN DAY! One of the hymns that gave Mom great comfort in her final days was “Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus” by Helen Howarth Lemmel. I hope they will comfort and strengthen you today if you are facing a time of heartache. 1. O soul, are you weary and troubled?…
