Acts 17:26

The Albatross Sometimes, to entertain themselves, the men of the crew Lure upon deck an unlucky albatross, one of those vast Birds of the sea that follow unwearied the voyage through, Flying in slow and elegant circles above the mast. No sooner have they disentangled him from their nets Than...…

On the New Earth we’ll experience the joy of familiarity in old relationships and the joy of discovery in new ones.…

With the new year comes my traditional cleaning and organizing period. I’ve been busily shredding old papers, cleaning closets, and catching up on things I’ve put off. The last couple of weeks have been dedicated to cleaning out my son’s old bedroom and transforming it into a craft room. Finally! A place to have all …

Jim Elliot, a famous missionary to the Auca Indian tribe in Ecuador, once said, “Wherever you are, be all there. Live to the hilt every situation you believe to be the will of God.” Jim died a martyr in Ecuador, leaving his wife Elizabeth and daughter Valerie behind. He gave his life for the sake of the gospel in a remote jungle with little to no access to the outside world. How many of us would willingly give up our first-world conveniences and move to a remote jungle for the sake of the gos...…

God determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. ‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ Paul to the Athenians, […]…

You are God’s workmanship. His masterpiece—His grand finale of all creation. Do you know that full well? You are amazing! God knows our inadequacies and our insecurities. He knows what caused them and who caused them. He saw you before you even had them. Yet He chose you before you were born for a purpose—to fulfill a plan in a predetermined point in time (Acts 17:26). So, let’s let go of comparison and take hold of our God-given uniqueness!…

We are the ones chosen by the loving hand of the Father to travel through the riveting times and challenging days of 2020.…

As believers in a sovereign God, we should see how He orchestrates our lives.…

My son, Steven, was in the ninth grade when I turned in the manuscript for my book, Being a Great Mom, Raising Great Kids. I should have waited until he was in the tenth grade.That fateful morning, I placed my neatly printed pages in a padded envelope, prayed a blessing over the bundle, and then dropped a year of hard work in the mail slot at the post office. When I returned home, my phone was ringing. It was Steven.“Hey, Mom, I’m calling to let you know that I’m in the principal’s office. I got caught stealing in the lunchroom. You need to come to the school.”…

God accepts all who will call on His Name . . . red, brown, yellow, black and white.…