“Be still and know that I am God.” We’ve probably all heard that scripture quoted. It’s comforting to think about, but not always so easy to do. It’s not so easy to be still. We see something we perceive as…
As Christian wife’s and mothers, it’s so easy to start complaining about life or all of the things we have to get done. Maybe we find our life mundane. Maybe too challenging. Maybe we feel as if an unfair workload…
This article series is an unexpected turn from the planned series, “The Problem with Kings.” This article series considers ideas that foster a closer walk with Jesus as the King of our life, and in so doing, we consider ideas…
When I was a kid, I remember watching television and there was this story, like a public service announcement kind of thing. You might have heard of it because it’s fairly popular. The story tells of a child who is…
There is a bit of a self-serving aspect to this article, but there is a valuable lesson here too. It’s self-serving because I do feel a sense of gratification in defending myself, but then when I think of the full…
In my last article, I made a statement that is not fully true when taken on its own. I went back and added some clarification that I regret leaving out. Here was the statement: “Christian, you are not mentally ill.…
And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad (Acts 26:24). This isn’t something I’m dealing with currently. It’s just something that occurred to me…
If you know some-what about writing, then you might know that one of the first things a writer should do is determine who their audience is. Who are they writing to? What is the most impactful way to get the…
This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you (John 15:12). How does a Christian find freedom from the “kings” of this earth? For starters, we recognize that we are made free by the blood…
Do you ever feel confused by people or by yourself when you notice different versions of the same individual, shifting in personality, values, and speech depending on who’s watching? This is a strange thing. It’s something that seems very common,…
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