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An Invitation to My Home
Would you like to have some quiet, uninterrupted time interacting with God?Would you like to explore God's past work in your life in order to remove some dross from your spiritual life?Would you like to discern God's purposes in your past, especially in order to draw...
Recommended: “From An Orphan to a Queen”
Kathy's Book PicksI want to start a new feature alerting you to good books that I've found. Not all of them will have a Give Away Drawing. This time I want to recommend From An Orphan to a Queen: Esther by Titi Horsfall (www.titihorsfall.com, Deep River...
Letter From God: “I Am Eternal”
Thank you to those who put your name into the drawing for the book When Your Husband Is Addicted to Pornography by Vickie Tiede. I'll be sending the book out to the winner. Now, I want to share this "Letter From God" from my Bible study book Character of the...
Modesty: We Need It Now!
Last week, I saw something that bugged me. I was shopping in a lingerie store, and I saw a teenaged boy, maybe 16 years old, take two bras to the door of one of the fitting rooms. The door opened and a woman I have to assume was his mother because of her age, reached...
Worry Is More Subtle Than We Think
I'm very excited that my book Partly Cloudy with Scattered Worries will be re-released on October 31st. My goal in that book is to help women (and men!) trust God more by worrying less. As I thanked the Lord this morning about that blessing, for some reason my mind...
How Do We Learn and Change?
For the first time in a very long time, I was in my home overnight by myself because Larry was at a conference for the weekend. So I decided to lock the door from the laundry room into the garage. We don't really need to do that because getting into the garage...
Difference Between Repentance and Regret
I'd heard the concept before, but when I heard it again it really hit me forcefully: Judas didn't repent, he regretted. I began thinking of the difference between the two and was convicted, wondering how often I actually am regretful rather than repenting. See...
Book Give Away: “When Your Husband is Addicted to Pornography”
Pornography is a difficult topic and for those whose husband is struggling or addicted to this vicious stronghold, there may not seem to be help. But God has empowered Vicki Tiede to write When Your Husband is Addicted to Pornography: Healing Your Wounded Heart to...
Letter from God: “God Welcomes You in His Throne Room”
Periodically, I'll be sharing a "Letter from God" that was included in my "Daughters of the King Bible Study" series. The letter for today is from Whispers of My Heart on the subject of prayer. I hope it speaks to you. My Precious Princess and Daughter: I want...
Can There Be Purified People Pleasing?
It's always about the heart—the motives. Over and over again, I find examples in the Bible—that without an emphasis on the condition of the heart and the desires of the motives—would seem contradictory. Here's one example. Paul writes, "For though I am free...
Should People “Accept” or “Follow” Jesus?
I don't think I'd thought of this before, but Bill Clem in his book Disciple suggests we shouldn't so much invite people to accept Christ as Savior but instead, invite them to follow Him as Savior and Lord. I think in our own minds when we share the Gospel, we're...
Letter from God: You Can Risk in My Power
Periodically, I'll be sharing a "Letter from God" that was included in my "Daughters of the King Bible Study" series. The letter for today is from Shadows of Sovereignty where the story of Esther was examined. I hope it speaks to you. My Precious Princess and...
The Plant Keeps Growing
You can read about it here but here's what the plant looked like.A few posts ago, I shared about a plant that I almost threw away. Since then, it has continued to be resurrected. And here's what it looks like today. Isn't that exciting? As I've watched it...
Helping Boys to Love Reading
This article is by Eddie Jones, author of the new book, The Skull Creek Stakeout - a story middle-readers and adults can sink their teeth into. I thought the article was excellent. I hope you enjoy it too!7 Ways to Get your Boy to Read Books The Internet, smart...
The Faith Lesson of Walking Backwards
Drum roll!!!!! Ta Da...the winner of Kathi Lipp's book Praying God's Word for Your Life is....Heather! Congratulations, Heather. I know you'll love this book. To everyone else who put their name in the drawing, thank you so much for doing that. I know you'll want to...
Letter From God: Impacting My Child
I'm occasionally including here the "Letters From God" that were included in my Princess of the King Bible Study series. This one is from the study book, Let Every Mother Rejoice. My Precious Princess and Daughter: I know you love Me. I see your desire to grow closer...
Book Give Away: “Praying God’s Word for Your Life”
I'm so excited to recommend to you Kathi Lipp's latest book Praying God's Word for Your Life. And you could win a free copy in my drawing! Check it out below. But let me tell you about Kathi. Kathi is a busy mom of four and is married to Roger. God has used her...
A Simpler Way to Live–from author Jan Johnson
I don't often pass along other people's material but this is from Jan Johnson, author of many books, including Abundant Simplicity: Discovering the Unhurried Rhythms of Grace. (www.JanJohnson.org) For a class I teach, my students get to read Jeremy Taylor’s 19...