Posted in Abundant Gifts from a loving God, Inspiration on Feb 18th, 2010
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!The roads were icy, so I looked down as I trudged along on my usual morning walk.
Our roads are a mess here. Many cracks, many potholes. This snowy, icy winter has added even more damage.
As I walked, I suddenly [...]
Posted in Abundant Gifts from the Word, Inspiration, Recommended Resources on Dec 31st, 2009
Happy New Year!
One of the highlights of Christmas this year also sheds a little light on what I think we can expect from God in the coming year.
It was my son’s gift to his sister.
David loves to give gifts. I’m sure it’s his “language of love.” For Mother’s Day, he bought me a wonderful digital [...]
Posted in Inspiration on Dec 23rd, 2009
Holiday blessing, for:
* A Hanukkah full of new light that continues to illuminate your world …
* A Christmas overflowing with the gifts only the Savior can give …
* A new year blessed with all the things that make your heart sing …
Posted in Inspiration, Stories on Sep 2nd, 2009
“Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”–2 Corinthians 9:7, NIV
I’ve been told that the proper translation for “cheerful” in this verse is “hilarious.”
I thought of that today as I was paying bills.
It was a task I’d been putting [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Recommended Resources, Virtual Book Tour Questions Answered, Virtual Book Tours on Apr 9th, 2009
This message has to be both seen and heard, rather than read, to be grasped.
It’s only 4 minutes long. Click, sit back and watch, and I hope it will give you new eyes to see the gifts of today. (I’m not scowling, really–just squinting in the sun. Next time I’ll be more aware of the [...]
Posted in Abundant Gifts from the Word, Inspiration, Recommended Resources on Mar 30th, 2009
For nearly 2 years now, I have been writing daily devotionals for Today’s Christian Woman’s online site that are delivered via email. They are reportedly their most-opened email newsletter.
I am pleased to make those available to you as well, as “Abundant Gifts from the Word.”
Every day, until you decide to stop it, you can receive [...]
Posted in Abundant Gifts from the Word, Inspiration, Notes from Gospel of John study on Mar 20th, 2009
I’ve been attending an amazing Bible study taught by a woman in my church, Cathy Deddo, who does “manuscript studies.” That’s where the Bible passages are printed out in manuscript form, no verses delineated, just lines for reference points.
We’re studying the Gospel of John. I would like to share insights from this study here on [...]
Posted in Inspiration on Jan 26th, 2009
Rick Warren is the author of the wildly popular The Purpose-Driven Life and other books.
His books have brought his fame and fortune, what most people think they want.
But recently, he’s also had to deal with cancer.
Here’s how Rick Warren is dealing with all of his abundant gifts … including, the “gift” he never wanted. (Excerpted [...]
Posted in Abundant Gifts from a loving God, Inspiration, Meditations on Dec 24th, 2008
I hope you enjoy this story from Abundant Gifts, appropriate for Christmas.
May the life-giving light of the Savior, Jesus, shine in all your darkness, and bring you the gifts only the Savior can give: love, joy, peace, hope and abundant life forever!
Posted in Inspiration on Dec 8th, 2008
Yesterday at my church, the Scripture reading was from Luke 1:5-17.
Something struck me in the story of Elizabeth and Zechariah that I never saw before.
Here’s part of the passage:
When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, [...]
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