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You Are A Princess Like Charlotte
England's newest royalty, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, is so cute and adorable. And obviously will be very loved. I thought, She has no idea who she is. She's most likely just a normal baby who is happy most of the time and unhappy some of the time. Princess...
Quite Often When We’re Tempted…
Quite often when we're tempted, we are being challenged to question the goodness and provision of God. We see this in Joseph's experience. We know how Joseph was tempted while being Potiphar's servant. Potiphar's wife asked Joseph "day after day" (Genesis 39:10) to...
Autographed to the Wrong Person and God Used it!
DRUM ROLL! The winner of the drawing for a copy of Kathy Carlton Willis's new book, Grin with Grace, is Dana Rausch! Thank you Dana for entering your name and thanks for everyone who did! I recommend everyone get this book. It's available online and in your local...
Quotable Quotes: Guarantee of Deliverance
Guarantee of Deliverance "People who do what is right may have many problems, but the Lord will solve them all." --Psalms 34:19 (NCV) While we have no guarantee God will remove or protect us from trials, we can hold onto the guarantee God will walk with us through...
Coping with Mid-Life Stresses in Marriage
Here's an article that was published several years ago in a marriage magazine. It shares about the mid-life transitions we made when Larry retired and we moved to a new home and community. I hope it strengthens your marriage, whether you're in mid-life or newly...
Book Give Away: “Grin With Grace”
I don't think any of us can hear or learn enough about grace--and how we can have our hearts and minds transformed by understanding the enormity of it's value as an amazing gift from God.That's why I'm so excited about a new book called Grin With Grace by Kathy...
Naomi Had A Lot to Worry About
Naomi had a lot to worry about! After her husband and both of her sons died in a foreign land, Naomi trudged back to her native land with one of her son’s widows, Ruth. When she returned to her home in Bethlehem hardly anyone recognized her, so great was her grief and...
Quotable Quotes: No Condemnation
No Condemnation "So now, those who are in Christ Jesus are not judged guilty." --Romans 8:1 (NCV) If you are "in Christ" you don't need to talk or think negatively about yourself! (Tweet that!) "Throw your sins into the middle of the sea and put up a...
It’s All About God, Not Tomorrow!
In our series on resisting worry, we find out Jesus deals with our concern about tomorrow. Jesus says, “For all these things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness; and...
It’s About God, Not Clothing!
We are studying about resisting worry and fear by looking at Jesus' sharing in Matthew 6. He addresses what we gals are really concerned about: clothes! Jesus really does cover all the bases, doesn't He? Let’s see what He has in mind. “And why are you anxious about...
Worry Doesn’t Do Any Good
As we work our way through Matthew 6 about worry, let's be reminded that worry doesn't do any good! (tweet that!) Anxiety, worry, fretting, or any of its variations don’t do a single bit of good! The whiteout of a snowstorm clouds our spiritual vision, keeping us...
Quotable Quotes: God Understands!
God Understands Shout for joy, O heavens; rejoice, O earth; burst into song, O mountains! For the LORD comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. --Isaiah 49:13 (NIV) Because of God’s mercy, He understands our pain and knows His plan for...
You Are Important to God
We're looking at Matthew 6 in dealing with worry, and it'll give you confidence to know that even though God wants life to be about Him, Jesus goes on to stress how important each of us is to Him. He says, “Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, neither...
Life Should Be About God–Not Worry!
I'm sure we'd all say that life should be about God, but sometimes worry gets in the way. We become consumed with our own needs or concerns. So let's see how Matthew 6:25 can speak to us. “For this reason I say to you, do not be anxious for your life, as to what you...
Your Behavior Reveals Your Heart
In our book Never Ever Be the Same, Larry and I talk about a concept we call, "The Railroad Tracks Syndrome." We see this occurring both in ourselves and in the people we give soul care/counseling to. For instance, I say I trust God (one of the RR track rails) but my...
Quotable Quotes: Disciplining Children
Disciplining Children"All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness." --Hebrews 12:11 (NASB) Photo by Mark MillerChildren don't welcome...
After Sinning, We Cover Up and Suffer Consequences
For several posts, we've been looking at temptation. Here's our last post: after sin, we cover up and suffer consequences. We want to consider what happens when we sin because Satan is continuing to tempt us just like he did Eve. In Genesis 3:7-24, we see how Adam...
Sin Is Conceived from Deceptive “Advantages”
For several posts, we've been looking at temptation. Here's our next topic: sin is conceived by agreeing to deceptive "advantages." And we're looking at how Satan tempted Eve, because he continues to do the very kind of things to us. In verse 6, Eve saw the...