Living Fulfilled
Grace in the Identity Crisis
Years ago I worked for corporate America, receiving yearly reviews and salary increases…until we started having children. I have never regretted obeying God’s call to stay home with our three boys, but it was a huge adjustment. Not only did I feel inept at being a mommy, but there was…
Read MoreThe Welcome Mat
Today’s headlines are extraordinarily alarming in highlighting incident after incident where division, discord, and hatred have prevailed. Unfortunately, the shedding of innocent blood, prejudices against races/peoples, and the greedy pursuit of wealth, fame and power, are age-old human issues that seem to be escalating in our present time. Many have…
Read MoreThe Wind Beneath My Wings
In 2006, Bette Midler popularized the heart-rending song, “Wind Beneath My Wings,” heralding a quiet, unassuming hero of extraordinary strength and humility – a steadfast background character secure enough in his own skin to simply be – attracting no attention to himself. I have often thought how much like Jesus…
Read MoreEffective Communication
No one has to look very far – generally, not even outside our homes – to understand that one of the biggest relational problems we have is the ability to communicate with one another. The reasons are myriad, and to explore them would require a book. Yet, an interesting observation…
Read MoreTesting, Testing…
There is nothing like a pending natural disaster to test the heart and spirit. Isaiah 12:2 says, “Surely God is my salvation: I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord is my strength and song; He has become my salvation.” But in the uncertainty of the impact…
Read MoreReality Check
1 Corinthians 13 is widely known as the love chapter, and portions of it are read at most weddings. Certainly, if husband and wife were to practice these words, the current divorce rate in our country would not be 50-55%. Paul did not pen these words exclusively for marriages, but…
Read MoreDo We Dare?
King David writes in Psalm 26:2-3, “Test me, O Lord, and try me, examine my heart and mind; for Your love is ever before me, and I walk continually in Your Truth.” Why would David hang himself out there like that? The Apostle Paul said of people, “There is no…
Read MoreWho Gets The Credit?
On some level, most of us want to make a contribution of significance to the world. Frequently, it happens in perpetuating the family name through children. Still, in many, there is the drive for that personal contribution that will be remembered for years: works of music, literature, art; human rights,…
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