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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...
Temptation Challenges God’s Wisdom
For several posts, we're looking at temptation. Here's our next topic: temptation challenges God's wisdom. And we're looking at how Satan tempted Eve, because he continues to do the very kind of things as then. When Eve explains that eating or touching the fruit...
Temptation Changes God’s Message
For several posts, we're looking at temptation. Here's our next topic: temptation changes God’s message. And we're looking at how Satan tempted Eve, because he continues to do the very kind of things as then. In verses 2 and 3, we're told that Eve responded to...
Temptation Questions God’s Command
I'd like to spend several posts talking about how to resist temptation. Here's the first one. Did you know temptation questions God's command? My husband, Larry, looked through his binoculars and spoke into his police radio, “Rick, see the man with the three bags...
No! God Doesn’t Trust You!
Here's what I recently heard someone say: "God knows what you can handle and He gave you that challenge because He trusts you to handle it." I was surprised. I assumed she was basing her statement on 1 Corinthians 10:13, but I wondered if...
You Most Likely Have Never Done This
You most likely have never done this. You receive a prayer request as an email about a friend's very difficult situation. She is asking for prayer for deliverance from pain or the solution of a problem or restoration of a troubled relationship. And this is what...
River of Forgiveness
I had vulnerably shared at the Friday evening session of a women’s retreat how God delivered me from being a child abuser. During the Saturday afternoon free time, I enjoyed visiting privately with many of the women. One woman, Carrie, came into my room looking...
Are You Hyper-Vigilant Like Me?
Can you relate when I say I'm good at being hyper-vigilant? Wikipedia defines hyper-vigilance as, “an enhanced state of sensory sensitivity accompanied by an exaggerated intensity of behaviors whose purpose is to detect threats.” The hyper-vigilant person most...
Guest Post: “I Felt Unworthy” by Evelyn Jimenez
I'm excited to share with you a story by my friend, Evelyn Jimenez. Thank you, Evelyn, for sharing this powerful story with my readers.I Felt Unworthyby Evelyn JimenezI hated being seen using my mobility scooter! But I was in so much pain because I needed a hip...
God’s Omniscience: What’s That?
God’s Omniscience "The lot is cast into the lap, But its every decision is from the LORD."--Proverbs 16:33 (NASB) God is never up in heaven wringing His hands, upset about what has happened on earth. (Tweet that). He has always known and always has a plan....
You Have An Iceberg in Your Heart
You have an iceberg in your heart! Did you know that? This photo represents one of the primary foundational premises of our book, Never Ever Be The Same: A New You Starts Today. What is above the waterline, what you see in a real iceberg, represents how we...
God Doesn’t Want Anyone to Have Fun!
Drum Roll! Shelly is the winner of the Book Giveaway for Moving From Broken to Beautiful by Yvonne Ortega. Shelly, I know you'll enjoy her book! Thank you for entering your name! You've most likely heard the comments and criticisms: "Look at the Old Testament! It's...
Book Give Away: Moving From Broken to Beautiful
We've all faced challenges, and author/speaker Yvonne Ortega has faced more than her share. But she has persevered in trusting God and shares her wisdom with others. She is making her latest book, Moving From Broken to Beautiful, available for the winner of my...
Even Good Events Create Strategies
DRUM ROLL! The winner of Andrea Merrill's book Praying for the Prodigal is: Cheryl! Congratulations! Cheryl, please email me your mailing address and the name of the person who the book should be autographed to. Send to: KathyCollardMiller @ gmail.com (omit spaces). ...
Take Off That Dunce Cap
I'm reading Elyse Fitzpatrick's wonderful book Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus (co-authored with her daughter Jessica Thompson) and she writes: "Although your sin does grieve him (Eph. 4:30), he doesn't want you to keep your...
Can You Only Say “Yes” or “No”?
Want to win a copy of my newest book, Never Ever Be the Same: A New You Starts Today? Continue reading.Although it's a well known verse, it was meaningful to me in a new way as I read it:Let what you say be simply "Yes" or "No," anything more than this comes from...