by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 15, 2013 | anxiety, blame, contempt, God's heart, God's questions, knowing and understanding God, people pleasing
And the winner of the copy of Engaging Today’s Prodigal: Clear Thinking, New Approaches, and Reasons for Hope by Carol Barnier is: DRUM ROLL: Barbara! Congratulations, Barbara. I know you’ll appreciate this book as much as I did. (See my review of it in my...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Mar 1, 2013 | anxiety, freedom, God's heart, joy, obedience
What is the most surprising verse in the Bible to you? I read Deuteronomy 14:22-26 this morning and I was surprised. Of course, I’ve read the verses before but each time I do, they surprise me! God is giving the Israelites instructions on sacrifices and...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 10, 2013 | anxiety, God's questions, worry
Every once in a while, I have focused on the questions God asks in the Bible. Here’s a new one for us to consider:17 God heard the boy crying, and God’s angel called to Hagar from heaven. He said, “What is wrong, Hagar? Don’t be afraid! God has heard the...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 6, 2012 | anxiety, assumptions, dependence, guidance, humility, knowing and understanding God
I don’t like to “not know.” I don’t like to not have an answer or an opinion. Not knowing or not being able to reply makes me feel tense. And dare I say it? I feel stupid. What’s even sillier, is that I will give an opinion even...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Dec 3, 2012 | anxiety, beliefs, fear, heart change, holiness, idols, worry
I’m here in the hospital helping to take care of my 87-year-old mother who had a hysterectomy because of uterine cancer. We are praising the Lord that the surgeon believes he removed all the cancer. As I’m caring for her, I’m remembering many...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 9, 2012 | anxiety, beliefs, faith, worry
Jesus told the disciples, “Depart to the other side of the sea” (Matthew 8:18). Jesus told them they would go to the other side. It was His command. And the disciples followed Him: “When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him” (verse...
