Encouraging Women to Passionately Pursue God
Do you get nervous meeting new people? What will he think? What if I inadvertently offend her? First impressions matter, we’re told. Some claim employers have a good idea just 7 seconds into an interview if a candidate is a good fit. In our feeble attempt to get the job, keep the job, give a…
Instant replay caused him to instantly recoil. Ah, the director’s right! In that scene, he’d missed his mark. The taped “X” seemed to suddenly glow as he felt his face flush. How could this have happened? He knew. Although he’d rehearsed it a dozen times, he’d taken his eyes off the mark. He’d assumed his…
She smiled as she handed me a cup of tea. I had a cold and our nine-year-old daughter insisted on caring for me. “Did you remember a little honey?” I asked. She started to shake her head then stopped. “A little more than a little,” she confessed sheepishly while covering me with a favorite blanket….
Have you ever been condemned for telling the truth? “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but has been tempted in every way, just as we are — yet he did not sin.” Hebrews 4:15 In Mark 14:62 and Mark 15:31-32, we see Jesus telling the…
“What would I say to Jesus on Christmas Day” was a prompt for a writing contest I recently entered and won one of two grand prizes. I want to share this entry with you. I don’t know where you are today as you contemplate the New Year. I do know God will be with you….
Waking the next morning before dawn, Marcy silently slid out from the covers. Christmas day! The house was quiet and a cup of tea sounded inviting. Moving slowly and quietly through the kitchen, she prepared her cup and her heart a she reached for her Bible. Sitting down in the old rocking chair at the big…
Cringing, she settled back into her chair. Replacing the receiver, she knew she had to take a break. Now. Walking out of the office down the corridor, she locked herself in the ladies’ room. How had this happened? Lord, forgive me. I just lied. The fact that many would consider it a white lie didn’t…
Frustration coursed through him as he sped away from the one person who so easily broke his heart. It only took three words: I can’t believe. He dearly loved his heavenly Father. He knew his life was a testimony to God’s goodness; without God he would never have become a decent person. Watching his sister…
I read the thermometer: 104.7 I was in desperate trouble. As a breast cancer survivor I’d recently undergone reconstructive surgery. Finally finished with chemotherapy, radiation and a full year of IV Herceptin therapy, I had begun the reconstruction process seven weeks earlier. A surgically-placed implant was injected with more saline each week in an attempt…
I read the thermometer: 104.7 I was in desperate trouble. As a breast cancer survivor I’d recently undergone reconstructive surgery. Finally finished with chemotherapy, radiation and a full year of IV Herceptin therapy, I had begun the reconstruction process seven weeks earlier. A surgically-placed implant was injected with more saline each week in an…