by Kathy Collard Miller | Feb 3, 2024 | Bible reading, Bible study, endurance, God's questions, heart change, knowing and understanding God, obedience
What Does “Kick Against the Goads” Mean and Why Should You Care? All of us have read confusing words or concepts in the Bible and wondered, “What in the world does that mean?” That’s certainly the case when Jesus tells Saul, “It is hard for you to kick...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jan 31, 2024 | book drawing, children, fruit of the Spirit, hope, knowing and understanding God, mother, obedience, parenting
Book Drawing!!!! “Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World” by Jill Garner I’m so excited about featuring this up-dated book by Jill Rigby Garner. She is an expert about raising children. I highly recommend all she offers. Her latest book...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jul 2, 2019 | Bible reading, Bible study, fruit of the Spirit, God's heart, God's questions, obedience, thirst for God
Put yourself in the scene for a moment. You are sitting in a crowd looking at Jesus who in the manner of a rabbi is seated most likely on a large rock. He’s not standing. He has just said (Matthew 5:11,12), his followers should be glad when they are persecuted because...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 20, 2019 | fear of man, fellowship, friendships, humility, obedience, wisdom
Teeth sharpen teeth…well, not exactly. But let me digress to explain. Several years ago while getting my teeth cleaned, Katie, the hygienist, poked at a wisdom tooth and I almost jumped out of the chair. “Argh!!!! That hurt!” Not only did I feel...
by Kathy Collard Miller | Jun 4, 2018 | dependence, depression, encouragement, faithfulness, God's love, knowing and understanding God, love, obedience, people pleasing, relationships, self-protective sinful strategies, unconditional love
When I was in third grade, I was Mrs. Leighton’s “teacher’s pet.” Everyone knew, especially my fellow students, that Mrs. Leighton favored me. The feeling of her favor was like drinking living water for my child’s thirsty soul. Mrs. Leighton, for...
by Kathy Collard Miller | May 15, 2017 | anger, anger management, beliefs, Never Ever Be the Same, obedience, Trust, voice of God
In my last post I wrote about a story about my anger but at the time I didn’t know the reason why I did what I did. If you haven’t read yet that, you can read it here. It wasn’t until over a decade later that I knew what it was all about. I learned...
