November 12, 2016
This blog is the third in a series written by guest blogger, Susan Weber:
It’s November and time to start Christmas shopping. My first step is to ask my children and grandchildren what they want for Christmas. It isn’t a hard question for them and they certainly have long lists. However, when I’m asked that question, I have to think. At my age, there aren’t many things I need and that question is more difficult to answer.
Jesus asked a similar question in Matthew 20:29-34. Author, Mark Batterson,…
May 14, 2016
Simple Definition of overwhelm according to Merriam Webster:
- to affect (someone) very strongly
- to cause (someone) to have too many things to deal with
After 14 weeks of studying the book of Philippians and the topic of “Joy Makers, Joy Takers”, and on the last day of bible study, I was overwhelmed. As I was teaching the final lesson, the women were sitting in front of me with a huge secret that would “affect someone (me) very strongly”. What a shock at the end of the study to see all the ladies stand…
February 7, 2016
“To love the whole world for me is a chore,
My only real problem is the guy next door.”
–C. W. Vanderbergh
Most people do not find it difficult to love nice people, but when it comes to loving someone who is different, difficult, or frequently in our company, love can become a challenge. Yet we are commanded in Scripture, to “…love your neighbor as yourself.” (Mark 12:31) Who better than the apostle Paul to model this for us?
Ten years after…
January 23, 2016
Happiness is finding a pencil, pizza with sausage, sharing a sandwich, and anyone or anything loved by you. Or so sings Charlie Brown.
Happiness is
Certainly those are very happy events but what happens to our happiness when our circumstances are not favorable towards finding a pencil, having pizza with sausage, or having a sandwich to share? Do I lose it?
The apostle Paul would have easily lost his happiness given his resume of adversity. In 2 Corinthians 11:23- 27 we read of his many sufferings. Imprisonment,…
