The news media (if they can be believed) tells us that more than ever Americans fear for the state of our nation if their candidate doesn’t win the election.
If that is you, I am here to encourage you: . . .
Read MoreThe news media (if they can be believed) tells us that more than ever Americans fear for the state of our nation if their candidate doesn’t win the election.
If that is you, I am here to encourage you: . . .
Read MoreMy stepsister, Laura, passed away last week. She was only 52 years old. It was quite a shock . . .
Read MoreI love this imagery of the universe standing on its tippytoes. I imagine demons scurrying in haste because their time is short, and angels leaning over the balcony of heaven with . . . .
Read MoreI stopped to marvel at a sunset reflected in a pond. The yellow sun glowed behind dark green trees. Orange, red, and purple bands of color blended seamlessly into the darkening blue sky. Wisps of . . .
Read More“I found death to be as beautiful as birth.” Felix Halpern compares his death to a birth. He said that each are generally preceded by pain, then followed by joy.
Halpern also described death as . . .
Read MoreEarly in my Christian walk I thought Heaven was the goal. I set my sights on walking on those streets of gold and swimming in that river of life. But while Heaven is a beautiful place full of glory and wonders, it is not the goal.
The highest goal is . . . .
Read MoreRecently, I was gifted me some audio files of interviews with my paternal Grandfather conducted almost 40 years ago. What a treasure! I was excited to hear my Grampa’s voice and learn some of our family history. But when I started to listen, I thought, “This isn’t my Grampa’s voice!” . . . .
Read MoreI happened on this book by accident, and now I am recommending it to everyone I know!
I discovered it browsing at the half-priced bookstore looking for “God stories.” My favorite God stories reveal His beauty through broken people. The Cullen family felt broken and defeated as they struggled with their son Josiah’s autism. Then God did something miraculous! . . . .
Read MoreAt a women’s retreat, years ago, the speaker asked, “In the light of eternity, does it really matter?” She was attempting to get us to let go of offences and move toward forgiveness. I took her advice and forgave . . . .
Read MoreBook Review of:
Heaven
By: Randy Alcorn
Published by: Tyndale
What is on your “bucket list?” Are you hoping to hike the Grand Canyon or to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef? One of the important bucket list items to me was to visit the Holy Land. But there is no need to race all over the planet . . .
Read MoreMore than before, I feel like a stranger in a strange land. This world is not my home; my citizenship is in heaven (Phil. 3:20).
First, there was this worldwide plague . . . .
Read MoreImagine Heaven allowed me to do just that. Imagining heaven is what attracts me to these testimonies. I love to envision Jesus as a Being of Light; His light and love emanating and permeating everything! I soak in . . . .
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