by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 15, 2015 | book review, faith, grandparenting, hope, hopelessness, parenting, Trust
Some time ago, Andrea Merrell, who edited my book Partly Cloudy with Scattered Worries, let me know that she was writing a book about coping with having a Prodigal titled Praying for the Prodigal. I wanted to read that book–because although our relationship...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 11, 2015 | faith, heart change, holiness, self talk, self-protective sinful strategies, Trust
As each of us travel a new road of greater commitment to the Lord, we became aware of reactions in our lives that Larry and I began to call the “Railroad Tracks Syndrome.” This is when we say we believe one thing (usually the biblical, godly way) but our behavior...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 9, 2015 | courage, faith, prayer, Trust
I’m surprised that with my current circumstances that the Holy Spirit keeps bringing to my mind Ephesians 3:20. After all, God knows I had a seizure, it’s no secret to Him, yet He promises: “Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 8, 2015 | grace, helping, hope, love, mercy, perfection, sin
I was reminded of Hebrews 5:8-9 the other day when we studied it in church. It’s a verse that can be confusing:Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered, and having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 5, 2015 | heart change, holiness
Do we love others or do we love others well? All of us love imperfectly. But loving “well” means we love a person for their benefit rather than what it does for us or how it makes us look. We’re not talking about perfection but we are talking about desiring...
