There’s a holiday for just about everything. In July alone, we have Teddy Bears’ Picnic Day (July 10), National Carousel Day (July 25), and Yellow Pig Day (July 17). But the one that gets me every year is the holiday that falls on July 7: National Tell the Truth Day....
I killed another plant today. Yes, another one. This one lived four weeks – a record. You see, I have a reputation with plants…and not a good one. I realized I had a problem when I walked through the plant department of a local store a few years ago with my husband....
(This is a repost from last Father's Day.) Few things are as heartrending as a father who betrays the trust of his children. Stories about children who have been physically and sexually abused are tragic. When the abuser is the child’s own father or a father figure,...
Weight has been a sensitive subject for me. I’ve been trying to lose the same twenty pounds for umpteen years. But that’s not what I’m referring to when I ask if you’re FAT… FAT is an acronym for Faithful, Available, and Teachable. Are you and I faithful? The virtue...
You may have seen this before. I don't know who wrote it, but I love this list of all the names and attributes of the Lord. Enjoy! Jesus in Every Book of the Bible (Author Unknown) • In Genesis, Jesus Christ is the seed of the woman. • In Exodus, He is the...
Advice we’ve all heard: Expect the unexpected. But is that really possible? If we expect the unexpected, doesn’t that mean it’s no longer unexpected? To expect the unexpected is to be flexible, to be prepared for options we may not have intended to plan for. For the...
Certain things are just understood. God is love. No one wants to go to hell. God wins. Taken individually, there’s nothing especially controversial about any of those statements for Christians. But pastor and author Rob Bell has written a controversial book that...
Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! The crowds cheered. They spread their cloaks on the road. They cut palm branches and placed them in His path as Jesus entered Jerusalem, riding on a donkey. Two thousand years later, many churches celebrate...
Once upon a time I was the Vice President of Human Resources for an international insurance company. The corporate rat race consumed all my energies. Writing for publication was a vague dream that belonged to another life – a life far removed from my reality. Twenty...
Early in my Christian life, I heard a sermon series on the Lord’s Prayer. When my pastor reached “Hallowed be Your name,” he took a detour into another sermon series on the names of God. Not long after that, I completed Kay Arthur’s study, Lord, I Want to Know You. I...
The Secret to True Success ’Tis the season of graduations…and graduation speeches. And almost every speech will...
Waiting Fruitfully We’re a third of the way through 2022. A third of the way through my year of waiting. Each...
Auditing Christianity As the traditional school year winds down, the next month or two will find most students...