In times of comfort and prosperity, everyone wears a mask. It’s called the “mask of civility,” and it is a polite, controlled covering of whatever lies underneath. During times of crisis, however, the masks come off to reveal people’s true natures, whatever they may be. Recent reports from both the news and a friend’s firsthand… Continue reading The Fruit of the Spirit During Times of Crisis
Psalm 37:4 says, “Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” It’s a verse that some take to mean that if you are good and love God, He will give you what you want. I don’t see it that way, though. I think it means that if your delight… Continue reading The Desires of the Heart: What’s Your ONE Thing?
People say “Keep your eyes on the prize” to remind others to focus on achieving their goals. The Bible says it this way in Hebrews 12:1-2: “…let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking… Continue reading 4 Distractions For Christians, So Beware
Last week, I published a blog on The Mandela Effect and the Character of God. I got lots of comments on social media as well as on my YouTube channel, where I read the blogs for people who like to listen while they do other things. One person on my video simply commented, “NPC.” Unfamiliar… Continue reading More of You, Less of Me: Let Me Be an NPC
Evangelizing the lost can be discouraging. The sheer number of people who are walking around without Jesus is immense. It reminds me of the parable of the starfish in which thousands of starfish wash up onto the shore after a storm and lay dying in the hot sun. But saving the lost isn’t about picking… Continue reading 3 Reasons We Can’t Stop Trying to Save The Lost
There probably aren’t too many American adults who have never played the game Monopoly. In fact, people from all over the world have experienced hours of fun (and in some cases, friction) rolling dice, buying properties, and generally trying to bankrupt their closest friends and family members. But if you have ever stepped out of… Continue reading Christian Deception & Monopoly “House Rules”
Many years ago, when I was newly married, my husband taught me a lesson about the dishwasher that can be applied to the Christian life. It seems that on that particular day, I had wanted to clear all of the dishes out of the sink. I filled the dishwasher to capacity and then some, cramming… Continue reading It’s Not the Machine That Makes Us Clean
Some Christian butterflies are still lamenting their former lives as caterpillar.
The extremes are never good. We need to focus on the middle, very narrow way.
Striving for Awards I love cooking shows, and Top Chef is my absolute favorite. It's a cooking contest in which, in every episode, chefs are given challenges to complete in a certain amount of time. When the timer goes off, winners are given rewards, losers are on the chopping block, and one contestant goes home.… Continue reading Vanity of Vanities: Filling Our God-Shaped Holes
