Walking life’s hard paths after a while challenges your resilience, steals your Joy and mocks your Hope. Burdens weigh heavier and placing one foot in front of the other becomes the theme song of most days. But what if instead of continuing to carry weighted sorrows, you chose exchanging the dreary for delight, recapturing the art wonder?… Continue reading Recapturing the Art of Wonder
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Grief Changes us on Turning Mountains into Molehills
Grief changes us. With the death of a loved one or someone close to us, we grieve. For example, I experienced heartache with my son’s death in 1993 and then again as I watched my parents slip away many years later. The experts define the five stages of grief as: But, as I moved through… Continue reading Grief Changes us on Turning Mountains into Molehills
“Truth for Youth” Available on the Bible App! – Enjoying the Journey
Last month we made available for the first time a devotional plan on the YouVersion Bible App. “Which Way Do We Go?” is a fifteen day study on discerning the will of God along the journey of life. Thousands of people subscribed to the plan and we have heard so many wonderful reports from people… Continue reading “Truth for Youth” Available on the Bible App! – Enjoying the Journey
Bold Faith
“He was the one who prayed to the God of Israel, ‘Oh, that you would bless me and expand my territory! Please be with me in all that I do, and keep me from all trouble and pain!’ And God granted him his request.”1 Chronicles 4:10 (NIV) Bold Life “Go big or go home,” is… Continue reading Bold Faith
Spurgeon and the Psalms
Disclosure: I received this Spurgeon and the Psalms Bible for free as a Bible Gateway Blogger Grid member. I love Bibles and own several for various purposes. So, I have my go-to study Bible, compact travel Bible, my dad’s old Bibles, and even a Bible in English and Swahili. So, when Bible Gateway offered me… Continue reading Spurgeon and the Psalms
Seasons of Life on Turning Mountains into Molehills
Ecclesiastes 3 gives us a poetic description of the seasons of life. The author shows these seasons from our human perspectives. Therefore, we see the dark shadows of trouble and evil for each joyful time. There is a constant ebbing and flowing, waxing and waning, from one extreme to the other. And the repeating phrase of… Continue reading Seasons of Life on Turning Mountains into Molehills
Best Christian Marriage Quotes to Inspire Couples – Inspiration Photography and Christian Devotions
If I had to choose a point in my life when everything changed for the better, I would choose the day I married my beautiful wife, Kathleen. We both discovered a few years after our marriage that we had been praying for God to bring someone into our lives; He did not disappoint. Christian marriage… Continue reading Best Christian Marriage Quotes to Inspire Couples – Inspiration Photography and Christian Devotions
A Glimpse of Paradise — Carol McLeod Ministries
One afternoon I ran around madly, trying to finish the chores before company arrived. I’d prepped the meals and cleaned the house. The last task was to strip and remake the bed in the guest room. I wanted my friends to feel as comfortable and cared for as possible during their stay, and I arranged… Continue reading A Glimpse of Paradise — Carol McLeod Ministries
25 Bible verse that proves obedience brings blessings
So you’ve heard it before, right? “Obedience brings blessings.” It’s a phrase often thrown around in religious circles, but what does it mean? Is this age-old wisdom grounded in reality or another cliché? This blog will explore how the Bible draws a vivid, almost unarguable connection between obeying God’s Word and reaping blessings. What is… Continue reading 25 Bible verse that proves obedience brings blessings
Why we should take care of our image as Christians
“I am not here to please anybody but God.” Have you heard of this excuse? Most Christians also think we should not please anybody but God. However, how can we become witnesses if we do not take care of our image? Taking care of what others think about us does not mean we live to… Continue reading Why we should take care of our image as Christians