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Embracing the Bulb — Broken & Hopeful

I am absolutely a fair-weather gardener. I prefer my time outside to be sunny with a comfortable temperature that doesn’t require my fingers to freeze or my face to hurt. Spring planting, summer tending and fall harvesting all fit into this comfort level most years. One of my favorite days of the year is when… Continue reading Embracing the Bulb — Broken & Hopeful

The Privileged Life: How to Capture Thankfulness in the Busyness

“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:29) Has Thanksgiving become a crazy, packed-full weekend for you?  What was a relatively calm holiday in the past has evolved into a madhouse of busyness for many people now…myself included.  Thanksgiving began… Continue reading The Privileged Life: How to Capture Thankfulness in the Busyness

Make It As Secure As You Can

I have taught for decades, and still maintain, that the resurrection of Jesus is the central truth of the Christian faith. Without the resurrection, we have nothing. It is the hub around which every other doctrine rotates. The resurrection is the key. It is the victory over death. The next day, that is, after the… Continue reading Make It As Secure As You Can

Fear is a Good Thing. Really.

I laughed when I first heard about arachibutyrophobia, which is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. This interesting tidbit got me looking into other phobias. I should apologize for laughing, though. To those who suffer with these fears, it is a real fear to them, causing the same agitation… Continue reading Fear is a Good Thing. Really.

Rebuked by Blessing

Have you ever been rebuked by bananas? Probably not. But Darlene Deibler was.  A young missionary wife ministering to the people of New Guinea in the late nineteen-thirties and early forties, Darlene and her husband continued their ministry though war had broken out across the globe. Eventually Japan took control of the island, and the… Continue reading Rebuked by Blessing

Things I would say to my younger self – Terry Nightingale

I wonder if you have ever wanted to jump into a time machine and try to reverse a decision you have made in the past. Or plant an idea you wish you’d had back then. If you could send a message to your younger self, what would you say? What Godly advice would you give?… Continue reading Things I would say to my younger self – Terry Nightingale

God is Good

By Tanja Have you ever wondered if God is good? I’m sure you have, or maybe you’ve never doubted that God is good, and this question hasn’t shaken you. In Genesis, where there is a record of the account of God creating the world, we see that everything that God created He proclaimed as good.… Continue reading God is Good

The Character of God: God can do all things

The Character of God: God can do all things  By Babatope Babalobi  babalobi@yahoo.com +234 80 35 897435 Save the World Christian ministry App: http://qrco.de/babalobi Join WhatsApp Prayer Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CpNBXTvL4dv7eyO3M7bHOV Genesis 18 vs 14  Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a… Continue reading The Character of God: God can do all things