Our friend Kenny suffered from polio as a child. Polio twisted his limbs and left him crippled and weak. Kenny’s parents invested in physical therapy for Kenny. Kenny hated the painful sessions. He begged his parents to stop them. He cried at the pain. Polio also...
What if we could enjoy the wisdom of age and experience and the vibrancy and beauty of youth at the same time? Would you like that? The Bible says that’s God’s desire for us. God created us to live forever. But since the fall our bodies decay with age. Paul compared...
When the risen Jesus appeared to His disciples, they couldn’t believe their eyes (Luke 24: 36-49). This was too good to be true. After witnessing His betrayal and death, dare they believe? Grasping the benefits of Jesus’ death and resurrection stretches our...
This week we remember Good Friday and celebrate Easter. What was it like for Jesus to know how the events of this week would play out? To know He was about to become sin. Considering this reminded me of my first Lamaze class. My stomach tightened watching the first...
Last week I shared my husband Larry’s personal crisis and how the Lord used a birth defect to save Larry’s life from an extremely large blood clot cluster. We both appreciate the prayers and kind thoughts you sent our way. He is feeling better and getting stronger....
Do you believe the Psalmist when he wrote, “Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it”? Psalm 139 took on new meaning after a recent medical emergency. After a twenty-mile bicycle ride a couple of Saturdays ago, my husband joined me in pruning some diseased...
“Ask and it will be given to you.” ~ Matthew 7:7 NIV My female standard poodle asked for a rawhide chew. Actually, she demanded one. Cosette is quite persistent when she wants a chew. I told her to wait. She waited for two minutes. Then she pawed and gnawed at the...
What happens when someone becomes intoxicated? If they’re intoxicated with love, they’re exhilarated. If they’re intoxicated with alcohol, they’re drunk. Intoxication changes our speech, responses, and attitudes. Ephesians 5:15–21 contrasts the influence of alcoholic...
Have you ever tossed and turned with an illness? Your symptoms haunt your dreams. You languish on a desert, or sinister beings stab you with needles. You wake up burning with fever and aching all over. Your illness has tormented your sleep, much like sin tortures the...
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