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Anger,frustration, disappointment, anxiety, impatience; these are all emotions that are regularly a part of most everyone’s day. As I’ve grown in my walk with God, I generally have a better handle on these things but admit that there are days when I struggle with them. Years ago, I met a lady who, when I walked…
A Girl Named Rhoda
In Acts 12, the Lord delivered Peter from his Roman captors. When Peter went to the home of Mary, mother of John – also called Mark, many people were gathered there. Acts 12:13Peter knocked at the outer entrance, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer the door. We don’t know anything about Rhoda,…
God is Bigger Than the Boogie Man
If you have young children, it is quite likely that when you read the title of this blog, visions of Jr. Asparagus, Franken-celery, Larry the Cucumber and Bob the Tomato danced in your head. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, keep reading anyway. Just the other day, I was talking to a girlfriend…
Why?
I was reading over some old correspondance when I came across this letter. The recipient had asked me how I could take a stand for Christianity opposed to other religions and how I could justify eliminating (as much as physically possible my and my family’s exposure to other ‘benevolent’ religions. She asked specifically how I…
When Plans (Vans) Break Down
We have reached the end of another ‘school’ year and the highlight of the spring (other than sunshine) is homeschool conferences! I ususally don’t have the opportunity to hear very much of the speaker but this year I got to two workshops. Very exciting! What I do get – every conference – is tremendous blessing…
The Power of the Tongue
When I was younger, I taught swimming lessons. When I was training teenagers who wanted to become swimming instructors, I stressed the importance of saying what you mean. For example, if you want someone to do better front crawl you don’t just say, “Do better front crawl.” You need to step by step take a…