Want to give up something for Lent? Want to deny your flesh and fast and pray? Of course you don’t? It’s not natural to want to do those things. That’s why, if you do practice the Lenten discipline of fasting, you most likely give up...
Admittedly, I love the colder weather. I love the sights, the smells, the coziness of a fire… and I love the clothes of the colder season! Growing up in Florida, where there is maybe about a minute-and-a-half of “coolish” weather, I longed for a Christmas...
Are you a “Love ya” person, or an “I love you” person? I had friend who used to say, “Love ya! Mean it!” every time she said goodbye in person or on the phone. It was funny. It was cute. And everybody knew that she loved...
I was born on February 6th, designed, planned and purposed by God, and yet the product of an unplanned pregnancy. My parents got married and went on to have 4 more children. Fifteen years later, the Supreme Court of the United States would rule in the...
There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13, NLT Several years ago my friend, Patty, said something that I wrote down on a sticky note which still remains on my desk as a reminder of the divine grace of...