Posted in Abundant Gifts from a loving God, Inspiration, Stories on Jan 6th, 2012
I lay down and slept,
yet I woke up in safety,
for the LORD was watching over me. –Psalm 3:5m NLT
A good friend of mine, Cathy, had a near brush with death a few months ago. Here is her story.
On October 25, 2011 I had a heart attack.
The problem was, I didn’t know [...]
Posted in Abundant Gifts from a loving God, Inspiration on Apr 22nd, 2011
One day in church–it was Good Friday, actually– I was sitting in the back of the church and a dad was quietly explaining what was going on to his young son. I thought, “I never did that with my kids. No wonder they say they don’t believe in God now.” I felt [...]
Posted in Inspiration, Meditations on Sep 13th, 2010
“I can’t find my boots! Where are my BOOTS?”
This was, of course, a crisis because we were dealing with a 15-year-old daughter who absolutely needed her boots RIGHT THEN because at the football game, they were supposed to dress as “cowboys or Indians.” And of course her ride was about to pick her up any [...]
Posted in Abundant Gifts from a loving God, Abundant Gifts from the Word, Inspiration on Aug 23rd, 2010
Do you know what the central verse in the Bible is?
I didn’t.
Now I do, and if you can extrapolate that perhaps the central verse of the whole Bible might be the one thing God wants us to “get,” then it’s worth knowing, even memorizing.
Enjoy!
Posted in Abundant Gifts from a loving God, Inspiration on Jul 23rd, 2010
When you’re tired and overwhelmed by the news and all the havoc human being are wreaking in the world, come back here and view this. Be reminded that this is God’s world, and indeed, where he’s at work, “It’s a Wonderful World.”
Let the images and song linger … and become a mental break after listening [...]
Posted in Abundant Gifts from a loving God, Inspiration on Feb 18th, 2010
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 stopped. Something caught my eye.
The shape of a particular crack arrested me. It looked just like [...]
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 [...]
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