Did you know that a child's spiritual journey begins before birth? Today, author and professor Lee Ann Mancini introduces us to her new parenting book and some fascinating facts about an infant's development. Here's Lee Ann. I love learning new facts and was amazed...
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Stay Faithful: He’s Coming Back!
Growing up, Larry spent a lot of time working in his family’s small grocery store. He stocked shelves, rotated products, and removed old produce. His father would take him to a certain area and explain what needed to be done. Then he’d retreat to another area of the...
A Hard Lesson and New Children’s Picture Book
I'm delighted to introduce my artistic son Brant Wilson and his new children's picture book. Today he shares a lesson he learned and how it relates to his book Look What I Found. Here's Brant. My friend and I spent months planning a seven-day hiking trip in...
My Sweet, Serving Valentine
I'm delighted to have my friend and fellow author Dawn Wilson inspire us with thoughts on her Valentine this week. Also, I think you will enjoy her post on "Was Valentine's Day Pagan or Christian?" Now here's Dawn. Love That Digs In to Serve Bob has been the love of...
How Are Your Spiritual Legs?
Our round kitchen table supports my eating, working, and reading. A three-legged pedestal supports the 60-inch tabletop. Imagine what would happen if it lost a leg. Trying to hold up one side of the table while trying to eat or type wouldn’t work. I’d soon give up and...
Are You Quick to Recognize Your Shepherd’s Voice?
“Mom, look at the puppies.” I pull up a chair next to our daughter to watch the video showing the available puppies from the “poodle farm” where we got our standards. “Woof.” I turn as our dog Strider pounces, front paws landing on the table. Tail wagging, he barks...
Could You Be Experiencing Spiritual Warfare?
Let’s play a game. I’ll say a word and you say its opposite. hot tall happy fast good Satan Who did you put as Satan’s opposite? The devil wants us to believe God is his opposite or equal. He’s not. Jesus is “far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and...
Are You Focused on the Right Issue?
Where are these worms coming from? A few years ago, dead worms littered our basement floor. We put new weather-stripping on the French door and resealed the windows—to no avail. Sometime later I noticed the ceramic tiles between the tub and toilet lifting off the...
Why Most New Year’s Resolutions Fail & What to Do About It
Every January, gyms fill with eager exercisers who vow to drop those extra pounds. No more love-handles; toned and tight, the future looks bright. Yet one researcher found that “23% quit [their resolutions] in the first week, and only 36% make it past the first month....