Is Your Speech Under Control? In a Bible study called Conversation Peace – the Power of Transformed Speech I was challenged to consider whether I was on course with God’s plan for my speech. At first, I automatically answered, “yes”. … Continue reading
The Joy of Five Senses It’s a perfect spring day. It’s early in the morning and the kids are still sleeping. I’m sitting on the front porch, in the shade of the porch beam to avoid the direct sun. It’s … Continue reading
Is Envy a Sin? Do you celebrate other people’s success or do you moan and cry, “Why not me?” There was an interesting discussion that took place on an Internet listserv group – the topic for that week had been … Continue reading
How does God need us? “Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” (Robert Louis Stevenson) As a Christian, one of the most exciting things to experience is when a non-believing person gives … Continue reading
Why We Shouldn’t Focus On Our Problems Today I started out on my walk, breathing in the sweet smell of early morning blossoms. I drank in the beauty of the majestic blue spruce trees reaching to the perfect sky. I … Continue reading
What Does It Mean To Be A Good Samaritan? “Your lights are on.” “Oh!” I was stunned, “Who is this?” “I work at the Municipality office.” “How did you know my lights were on?” “Someone walked passed your car and … Continue reading
What Does It Mean To Wait On The Lord? Waiting – it conjures up images of sitting impatiently in a chair with toes tapping and fingers drumming. I wait for my children to get off the bus at the end … Continue reading
What Is The Benefit Of Pain? Physical pain is a funny thing. Not funny as in causing laughter, but it’s perplexing. It takes over my thoughts and actions. Everything I do is subject to this pain. I must slow down. … Continue reading
Why Should I Read The Bible? As a young child I owned a Bible – Good News for Modern Man. My Bible became quite tattered from use and it followed me into adulthood. I remember keeping the Bible in my … Continue reading
Why Should We Go To Church? I’ve been through many stages when it comes to my feelings on the church. Growing up in a religious family, we attended church every Sunday. It got to the point where I knew … Continue reading