Real Friends

“Better is open rebuke than love that is concealed.”  Proverbs 27:5 I love friends who are real.  They share their lives up front.  No pretending.  No facade.  They speak truth; in love, but they do speak the truth.  There is no guessing about where they...

On the Way

As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven.  Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”  Acts 9:3-4 On the way to Damascus, Saul had a divine...

Happy Birthday Rene'!

Today I am 49 years old……….so weird. I don’t feel 49, I don’t think I look 49 (until I look in the mirror! Ha!) and I don’t think I act 49. But, I am 49!!! My birthdays are very interesting. For some reason most of them are...

Spring Has Sprung

After several weeks of icy conditions and rain, it is finally beginning to look like spring outside my window and I couldn’t be more thrilled. I love spring! It’s such a beautiful time of renewal and reminder of God’s promises to us. I love the smell...

Even More

                      “So they hated him even more for his dreams and his words.”  Genesis 37:8 The Bible tells us Jacob loved his youngest son Joseph more than his other children.  Favoritism insights jealousy between siblings. Period. It will bring...

Your Story Matters

“The LORD our God has shown us his glory and greatness…” Deuteronomy 5:24 Standing on stage in front of the church; several young girls sang out; “We’ve a story to tell to the nations”, that will turn our hearts to the right, a...

Secrets

“The secret things belong to the LORD our God…” Deuteronomy 29:29 We all have them. Some can keep them; “till death do they part.” Others share them, except when it includes their own shadowy past. We call these things, SECRETS.  A secret...

A Daily Exercise That Will Empower You

“Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth,” Colossians 3:2. When I neglect the habit of daily exercise I can sure feel it. The core strength, the energy and the mental sharpness just isn’t there. There is a definite difference in my...

Choose Life

“I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse.  Therefore choose life,…” Deuteronomy 30:19 Life Magazine has successfully covered the lives of famous people, from all over the...

I Found the Father's Love In a Little Wooden Box

The family room lamp softly glowed across the page of my Bible as I tried to see the words through smudged glasses and tears that were determined like roaring ocean waves. With every tightly held blink, I tried to stop them so I could read in the Psalms, but the tears...