by Kathy Collard Miller | May 19, 2024 | 100 questions, assumptions, Bible reading, Bible study, doubt, God's questions, Proverbs, wisdom
I Don’t Like Thinking of Myself as Simple–But I Am I’ll tell you the truth. I don’t like being thought of as simple. Nor do I like thinking of myself as a scorner or a fool. But the truth is–I am, at times. simple thinking can be...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 21, 2024 | 100 questions, assumptions, Bible reading, Bible study, God's love, God's questions, something difficult
Why Did It Seem I Shouldn’t Want Jesus to be My Shepherd? When I was in first grade, I was challenged to memorize the Twenty-Third Psalm at Sunday school. And being the good little girl, of course I did. But the first verse perplexed me. “The Lord is my...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 29, 2022 | assumptions, belief, Bible study, deception, lies, truth
Oct. 1st, 2022: I’m Celebrating 55 Years of Being a Christian In a few days, I’ll be celebrating 55 years of following Christ. On October 1st, 1967, I received Christ as my Lord and Savior. I had no idea what the future held, but I’ve never regretted...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Oct 7, 2019 | assumptions, Bible reading, Bible study, first love, knowing and understanding God, salvation, sanctification
Knowing Christ for 52 Years This past October 1st, I celebrated my 52nd anniversary of becoming a Christian. On the morning of October 1st, 1967, at the age of 18 (you can do the math), I heard the good news, the Gospel, that I didn’t need to earn God’s...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Nov 10, 2018 | anger, anger management, assumptions, forgiveness, marriage, unconditional love
The potential for a successful marriage is within the “seed” of every marriage relationship. It takes hard work and lots of devotion to have a heart soil that will not only support that seed but actually provide it the nutrients and ingredients that it needs to...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Aug 18, 2017 | anger, anger management, anxiety, assumptions, attitudes, beliefs, children, fellowship, glory to God, God's heart, God's love, longing for God
I grew up hearing “God helps those who help themselves.” I thought it was true. I took from that phrase that God wanted me to take care of the little things and go to Him for the big things. “Try first,” it seemed to say, “help myself...