My daughter-in-law, Victoria Halydier, is competing this weekend in the Mrs. America pageant. So, Victoria, this is for you and for all the beautiful Christian women reading this. God has made you beautiful. He has clothed you with grace and righteousness, with dignity and strength. Outward beauty will fade as…
Man did everything he could to put up dangerous items to keep the birds from perching on the top of the pole in the picture. Neither nails or a scary owl was able to keep this one stout-hearted pigeon from settling down in the midst of the danger for a…
Trust means resting – resting in the fact that God is in control, that He loves you, that He will work all things out for your ultimate good, and that He will equip with with all you need to do the works He has called you to do. God’s rest…
If I only want a relationship with my husband the day of our wedding and when I need someone to lean on to share my burdens, we would not have much of a marriage. Instead, I want to share every day with him. I want to share my joys, my…
Like apples of gold in settings of silver Is a word spoken in right circumstances. Proverbs 25:11 Proverbs goes so far as to say that life and death are in the power of the tongue (Prov. 18:21). How are you using your power towards others? “Mommy, your beautiful. I love…
“Pray to thy Father who is in secret; And thy Father who seeth in secret Shall reward thee openly. Matt. 6:6 “Such sense of the Divine Existence, such realization the Divine Presence may be cultivated. God has appointed two means, and when used jointly they never fail: first a…
“And when thou prayest… Enter into thy closet, And when thou hast shut thy door, Pray to thy Father Who is in Secret; And thy Father Who seeth in secret Shall reward thee openly. Matt. 6:5-6 What is this closet that we are to enter? “To the Hebrew mind there…
“Finally, brethren, rejoice, be made complete, be comforted, be like-minded, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.” 2 Corinthians 13:11 This is a list of commands and a great promise! Let’s look at each action on the list. First, rejoice. Learning to live…
“Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:32 We are to forgive as Jesus forgave us. If this is true then we must understand the forgiveness of Christ. Forgiveness has two parts – the forgiving and the receiving….
Marshall at rest at a couple of months old. “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 Rest from guilt and shame. Rest from striving to be good enough to be accepted and love. Rest from conditional love. Rest from…