by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 17, 2015 | anger, glory to God, grace, grandparenting, hope, love, parenting
I recently had the joy and privilege of sharing a devotional at a friend’s baby shower. My theme was “parenting gives you daily opportunities to preach the Gospel to yourself.” (Tweet that!)That phrase may not be familiar to you: “preach...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Sep 2, 2015 | God's heart, God's love, hope, knowing and understanding God, lies, psalms, sanctification, sexiness, sin, surrender, temptations, thirst for God, way of escape
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...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 19, 2015 | armor of God, courage, heart change, holiness, hope, sin, temptation
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...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 25, 2015 | attitude, dependence, faith, faithfulness, hope, obedience
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...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 15, 2015 | book review, faith, grandparenting, hope, hopelessness, parenting, Trust
Some time ago, Andrea Merrell, who edited my book Partly Cloudy with Scattered Worries, let me know that she was writing a book about coping with having a Prodigal titled Praying for the Prodigal. I wanted to read that book–because although our relationship...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Apr 8, 2015 | grace, helping, hope, love, mercy, perfection, sin
I was reminded of Hebrews 5:8-9 the other day when we studied it in church. It’s a verse that can be confusing:Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered, and having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him...
