Category: Encouragement

“Excuses! Excuses!

2023-02-26 19:08:06 We all have faced the challenge of getting out of something we simply do not want to do. Whether it is going to

“Tomorrow! Tomorrow!”

2023-03-08 19:33:22 People are fascinated with wanting to know and predict the future. Even though research reports much about “future-telling failure”, many still read their

“Flattery or Rebuke?”

2023-03-15 16:40:56 Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor  than he who flatters with his tongue. Proverbs 28:23 This proverb reminds me of the classical game,

“Would You Rather?”

2023-03-15 16:35:35 Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor  than he who flatters with his tongue. Proverbs 28:23 This proverb reminds me of the classical game,

“Christmas in One Word”

2022-12-25 18:33:23 If I were to sum up Christmas in one word, it would be “Immanuel” – God with us. The prophet, Isaiah, was the

“The Great Exchange”

2023-01-06 03:33:24 The week following Christmas day is often filled with exchanging those Christmas gifts which may have been the wrong color, size, brand, or

“How Then Shall We Resolve?”

2023-01-01 04:03:03 January 1st is an illustrious day for making New Year’s resolutions, and many ways exist as to how to go about that process.

“Misgivings at Thanksgiving”

2022-11-22 16:38:16 As I write this I am settling in to watch A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving for the umpteenth time. Every year I watch it, I see

“Fast and Furious”

2022-12-10 18:34:09 I have a tried and true motto when it comes to food – “If I didn’t have to cook it or clean it

“More Than Muddle Through”

2022-12-19 16:38:40 My musical diet from Thanksgiving until New Year’s Day consists mostly of Christmas songs, carols, and hymns. Admittedly, I lean towards a good

“Open Wide and Say, ‘AAH'”

2022-10-24 19:24:53 Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;    he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. – Proverbs 13:3 After seeing my dentist a couple

“The Green-Eyed Monster”

2022-10-30 17:53:30 A heart at peace gives life to the body,    but envy rots the bones. – Proverbs 14:30 Halloween seemed like a good time to