The Generation Gap

Have you ever heard someone say that God can’t be a loving God because He lets bad things happen?  How about that the Bible is full of contradictions so it just cannot be true?  Or perhaps, “He just doesn’t care about me.” Last night, we were at a small group study and one of the…

After teaching first aid and CPR for over two decades, I’ve seen a lot of changes to the standards and skills.  In fact, when I recertify in January, the standards will be changing yet again.  When I first began getting my own CPR qualifications, we had to perform on a full body ACTAR that actually…

Last summer, one of my girls was lifeguarding and on her way to her station, she hopped off a short retaining wall (probably only 40 cm or 18 inches tall). The sloping lawn led to the wall and at the bottom was soft sand. As soon as her feet landed in the sand, her life…

And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor.” Matthew 13:57 Day in and day out we are home with our children and often feel like police or referees. We cook and clean and teach and cook and clean…

Has there ever been a time in your life when you found yourself struggling in your circumstances? I seem to go through seasons, when the Lord is trying to teach me something and the ‘side-effects’ of the lessons leave me feeling as though I’ve been drug through the mud. Over the past several months, our…

Busy, busy, busy!  One thing after another, there is always more to do. I heard an interesting perspective today, “It’s not about time management, it’s about activity management.” The light bulb flashed and I had an epiphany.  God created each day with 24 hours.  He has already organized the time.  He created seasons and night…