Jessica Telian 4 Minute Read The absolute sovereignty of God. What an amazing, grand and glorious truth. A truth I whole-heartedly believe, and a truth that, at times, was all that got me through the day. I believe that God’s sovereignty should be an fundamental part of every Christian’s life, and in some areas, I take that to a degree…
Ruth Wiechmann 3 Minute Read “Why, Lord?” I have asked Him this question many, many times this year. I ask not because I question His judgment but because His thoughts and ways are higher than mine. I cannot comprehend all of the reasons behind His doings. “Why now, Lord?” I wondered in April, when I discovered that I was pregnant….
Guest Author 4 Minute Read “So. . .what are you doing with your life?” is something I am often asked. Actually, I think anyone between the ages of 18 and 29 hears that question a lot. There are so many changes and major events that occur in this season of life. We join our friends in having graduations, jobs, weddings…
Jeannie Pederson 3 Minute Read We’ve had quite a spell of hot weather recently. For those of you in southern climes, 96 degrees for a week might not sound too bad, but it’s pretty tough on us Northerners without air conditioning (especially three days that got to 102 degrees!). My family used many words to describe the heat: “smothering,” “scorching,”…
Lanier Ivester 3 Minute Read I’ve been thinking a lot about obedience lately. There are things in life that we know we should do. Things we have been called to do, and specially equipped by God to fulfill. Each of us has our own place in the Body, our own heaven-sent ‘to-do list’, and throughout our lives we all get…
Jeannie Pederson 2 Minute Read It’s that time of year. Along with the return of the summer birds, vacation plans, garden planting, and spring cleaning, it’s graduation party season. In my neck of the woods, early summer is the time for open houses to celebrate high school graduations. Grad parties are such fun events, at least in my experience. We…
Dr. Bill Brink 3 Minute Read (from a letter written to Gretchen some years ago by her grandfather) Wisdom defined God’s way as this–the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. My daughter, if you will receive my words to lay up my commandments with Thee, so that you incline your ear unto wisdom and apply your heart to…
Lanier Ivester 2 Minute Read I love that Jesus taught in stories. That has always given a lift to my writer’s heart, has always made the effort of putting pen to paper seem so worthwhile. In His parables He comprehended the fact that we are a story-loving lot, that tales of the just and the unjust are a universal language…
Ruth Wiechmann 4 Minute Read “Maybe you should start packing.” My husband’s voice carried the usual note of teasing but also a serious undercurrent. He was just joking, right? Maybe not this time… We were in the throes of yet another major, life changing decision; the past two years had been full of them. Do we stay here, or do…
Jeannie Pederson 13 Minute Read How do you feel about singleness? More importantly, how do you feel about marriage? If you are getting a little older, you may also be getting a little discouraged. Perhaps you’ve experienced a broken dream or relationship. Probably many of your friends are married and having children. We single girls can get caught in the…
Elizabeth Jackson 4 Minute Read I am a romantic at heart. Whenever I read a good love story or courtship account, I add “and they lived happily ever after” to the end, even if it is not written in so many words. I often look back on my own life forgetting all the troubles and deep heartaches and remembering only…
Ruth Wiechmann 5 Minute Read by Mrs. Ruth Wiechmann You have probably heard the saying that “life’s not a bed of roses.”When circumstances go awry, disillusioned people are hard put to find the good in life.Even when things run smoothly, there’s always a pessimist about who will find a little squeak in the wheels to fuss over.It’s the perversity…
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