Practice x3

by | Mar 9, 2013 | Flashlight

We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance.  And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we...

Resolve

by | Jan 26, 2013 | Flashlight

I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there.  1 Chronicles 29:17 (NLT) Endurance. Perseverance. Integrity. These words really test our mettle—what we are made of. Hard words. Often abandoned or ignored words. I know because I...

Respect? Yes!

by | Jan 20, 2013 | Flashlight

So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband. Ephesians 5:33 (NLT) Do you ever feel deja vu in the middle of an argument with your dearly beloved? Are you walking on eggshells afraid to further inflame the...

Something New

by | Jan 7, 2013 | Flashlight

For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland. Isaiah 43:19 (NLT) 2012 was a tough year for many reasons and I was glad to ring in the new year....

Impossible?

by | Dec 11, 2012 | Flashlight

For nothing is impossible with God. Luke 1:37  I like to get up early when all is quiet. In the summer, I sit on my back patio and listen to the birds chirp and watch them bathe in the fountain. But in December, it’s dark out, even chilly, so I curl up on the...