Debbie W. Wilson

Refreshing Faith

When You Want to Be Brave

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Do you ever feel small and in need of courage? Award winning author Janet Thompson shares her new book Everyday Brave with us today. You could win a free signed copy by commenting below. Offer for those with a USA shipping address. Now here’s Janet…

God Will Give Us Courage to Be Brave Believers

You’re with a group of people you’ve just met, and you sense by their conversation and actions that they’re antagonistic toward believers. What do you do now? Try to fit in, or act the same as you would if you were with a group of fellow believers? We’ve all been there sending up a silent prayer asking God, “Help!”

In today’s culture, it often takes courage to stand up for our faith, but this is nothing new. The message the Apostle Paul gave to the church at Corinth is still a source of encouragement for Christians to be brave today:Continue Reading

What Do You Want from Jesus?

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How would you answer Jesus if He asked you what you want? Reading Andrew’s story in John 1:26-42 caused me to wonder how I’d respond.

Andrew Tells His Story

I looked where John pointed. He’d told us many times about the one who would come after him. He’d pointed him out to us yesterday, and now he pointed to him again.

Sometimes John spoke in riddles. But today when he said, “This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me,’” my heart burned. The Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world; the long-awaited Messiah; the Eternal One, was passing by.

What should I do? I didn’t want to leave John, but I felt compelled to follow Jesus.

John seemed to read my thoughts. His eyes looked into mine. He jerked his beard toward Jesus, and I knew he was bidding me to go. I elbowed my buddy, and we took off.Continue Reading

How Do You Measure Your Worth?

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How do you measure your worth? The paintings in an art gallery I visited were priced beyond my reach. I asked the expert what determined their worth.

She said the artist’s contribution to art, such as innovation and techniques, played a factor. “But, bottom line, it comes down to what someone will pay.”

She directed me to Michael Godard’s paintings and told me he started painting whimsical olives for his daughter when she had leukemia because they made her laugh. Before she died, she asked her father to keep painting the olives.Continue Reading

How to Find Your Way Through Grief in Divorce

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Today my friend Yvonne Ortega shares tips from her professional and personal experience to help those going through a divorce find their way through the stages of grief. Here’s Yvonne…

In 1991, I found myself in the throes of a legal separation and divorce proceedings. I rode an emotional roller coaster. My insides screamed, “Stop this thing. I want to get off.”

My friend told me, “You need to find your way through the stages of grief in divorce. With help, you can do it.”

How do you find your way through the stages of grief in divorce? I found it helps to understand what’s going on. The stages aren’t easy or quick. You can go back and forth through several or all of them.

By the time you finish this article, you’ll be able to identify the stages of grief in divorce, mark where you are, and feel more confident that you’ll get through them and the emotional roller coaster will stop.Continue Reading

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