The Christmas Cherub by Ronda Wells My rating: 5 of 5 stars I love the way Rhonda Wells weaves historical details into a romance that isn’t about fairy tales. The Christmas Cherub is about loving in the hard times and learning to wait for God’s perfect timing, to have a little faith. It’s one of…
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Storm Warning: Spiritual Storms
“Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the…
The Next Right Step: Moving Forward
“Your journey of growth begins with a single step.” C. S. Lewis “It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. 1 Corinthians…
A Hack-Proof Account
Then he believed in the Lord; and He credited it to him as righteousness. Genesis 15:6, NASB Have you ever been hacked, like your credit card or social media account? There are people who spend all of their time trying to take what you have and use it for their own pleasure. The more…
What Are You Looking At?
“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.” C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity “If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God….
Stewardship: How Do I Use It All?
“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.” Robert Louis Stevenson “As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” 1 Peter 4:10 Over the last couple of weeks I have talked to several people who…
Forward in Hope: My Word for 2025
“Failures, repeated failures, are finger posts on the road to achievement. One fails forward toward success.” — C S Lewis Do you choose a word for the year? I tried it a few years ago, and my word was HOPE. It was a desire that there was more to life than the struggle I was…
The First Gift of Christmas
“I will honor Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year.” Charles Dickens – A Christmas Carol “Christmas doesn’t come from a store, maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more.” Dr. Seuss – How the Grinch Stole Christmas What was the first gift of Christmas? I often watch a…
Do You Hear Me Now?
“There’s a lot of difference between listening and hearing.“ G. K. Chesterton “My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; 2 So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice…
Retelling: What’s Your Story?
Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us. (Hebrews 12:1) “If you don’t recount your family history, it will be lost….