Don’t Fear, Focus!

I recently picked up a small, thin Bible that my brother, Sam, gave me when I was a senior in college. The last time I had picked up this Bible was right before I went to the hospital for surgery at the end of July last year. I chose to pack it that day for its...

THANKING GOD IS A POWERFUL REMEDY!

“There is always something to be thankful for…” Over the past few months, I’ve said this phrase over and over to myself, sometimes aloud. It has helped me to look for the good in each day—even on the most difficult days!   MRI biopsy on my birthday? At least one...

How Can I Help?

Galatians 6:2 says “Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Over the past 6 months, our family has been blessed by a church full of burden bearers! And, they’re not just “ordinary burden bearers”, they’ve been “creative burden bearers”, often...

You Are What You Eat 

One evening before bed, one of my teen boys began complaining of a stomachache. On this particularly busy day, we hadn’t been home very much, so I asked what he had eaten…doughnuts for breakfast, fast food for lunch, and pizza for dinner. As our children grow into...

CONSIDER THE PURPLE DEADNETTLE

I have been a worrier most of my life. In order to “lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us [me]” as Hebrews 12:1 commands, I have committed to memorizing many passages of Scripture about this besetting sin.  A precious hidden truth...