Deborah Tyrell ‘But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard—things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We…
Excerpted from “Simple Acts of Moving Forward” by Vinita Hampton Wright Most of us work hard and we mean well. But we get stuck. And we get hung up, not on the big things or…
Pastor Ed Grant It was the day after Christmas. The pastor of St. John Lutheran Church approached the sanctuary from the parking lot and noticed that the beautiful, life-size nativity scene on the front lawn…
Becky Brown We all love a before and after picture! We love to see what changes have taken place in someone’s life. There are so many television shows on right now that are all about…
Many people think of selfish people as being difficult. But “self-centeredness” comes closer to the real description of what a truly selfish person is. What it means is that someone basically experiences life mostly in…
Being understood is one of our deepest needs. We don’t really need to know that we are “right,” as much as we need to know that someone understands how we feel and what our “reality”…
Several years ago, I spoke with a young woman who was having trouble believing how valuable and precious she was. She, like so many had had, an abusive past, which affected how she saw herself.…