Encouragement for Christian Growth
In Whose God Do We Trust?
The familiar jingling coming from Daddy’s pocket never failed to catch my young ear. One-by-one I drew out the American coins, searching for my favorite—a nickel. While the year of the minting and specific images differentiate the coins, every coin and banknote contain these four words, IN GOD WE TRUST. Considering all the changes in […]
What Should Today’s Teens Know about Love?
While searching for information on a specific topic, I tripped on a link somewhere in the Google outfield. Down that rabbit hole I fell, coming to rest at the end of a list of thirty comments on the off-topic blog post I’d just read. I longed to reach out to the young author, her like-minded […]
Five Things So Amazing About God’s Grace
Earlier this week, I heard someone ask, “What’s so amazing about grace?” Hmm? That set my mind to pondering. After only a brief consideration, I discovered the Lord’s grace offered more than a ticket to Heaven after I die. In fact, I found five things so amazing about God’s grace, though certainly there are even […]
2016 Goal Setting Guidelines for Partial-Achievers
For weeks, my inbox has been flooded with the daily offers to help me craft measurable goals for this new year. Many include free webinars or teleseminars, in case I need the prompting of a live teacher-figure to get my keyboard clicking. I didn’t see an offer that shared the 2016 Goal Setting Guidelines for […]
Three Targeted Steps to Embracing Change
Some individuals leave the changing room and jump right into the deep end of the pool. Splash and brrr! Not me. I’m in the group at the other end, toe-testing the water temperature as I inch my swimsuit-clad body from dry to soaked. Because I approach most change in like fashion, I came up with […]