I love how God gradually reveals things about oneself, little tidbits of information and insights gleaned here and there over years, then one day just hits you with it: “This is you!” This morning I was meditating on His Word. Suddenly in my mind’s...
Forgetting Baby Jesus ”The cast had taken off their costumes. The wise men’s crowns and capes and the shepherd’s cloaks were folded and placed back in the storage tubs along with Mary’s and Joseph’s garments for another year. The donkey and the cow and her...
12/22/2012 Today was one of those days….the ecstasy of victory, the agony of defeat……(or something like that from an old television promotion for a sports program, I think). I had the privilege of watching the awkward but loving embraces of a family...
12/22/2013 Friday evening students, staff, and guests at Bethel Village were privileged to see a dramatic monologue by Proverbs 31 volunteer, Bernie Shotts (Hiland Park Baptist Church). Entitled “I Am Mary” we heard Mary tell her story and we gained a new...
What is “Ubuntu” “A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater...
from Charles Stanley: (\12/22/2015) “Satisfaction is found in a life that reflects God’s priorities—and time with Him comes first. Reading His Word, we become mindful of the Father’s great love, learn what He views as important, and experience the joy of...
There are days in which one is just more certain than on others that God has ordered one’s steps in ways beyond her understanding because one has been found in places, with people, in conversations, or with thoughts having arisen that simply could not have come...
Encouragement for today! Have experienced this truth again and again. It’s a blessing in disguise Wednesday, December 22, 2021 “Every detail works to your advantage and to God’s glory.” 2Co 4:15 MSG If you’re going through a difficult time right now, let Paul’s words...
“Paul describes God as continually calling us to His Kingdom and glory. His calling on our lives is not merely occasional. It’s continuous, ongoing, and all-encompassing. God calls us to His glory in all the everyday details of our lives (1 Cor. 10:31). He calls...
“Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men, because you know that the Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does, whether he is slave or free.” Ephesians 6:7-8 ………No “Five Easy Steps to Serving...
