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Here Comes The Bride
As a single woman quickly approaching 40, it is easy to become dismayed by the gloomy statistics which indicate that marriage over 40 is near impossible. One controversial article in a 1986 issue of Newsweek touted that it was far more probable for a woman over 40 to be killed in a terrorist attack than ever get married (The Early Show, CBS News, May 31, 2006). While some recent statistics now show that the odds have increased to 40% in our favor, there is still a sense of dread that you may fall in the 60% that will be doomed to living a single life…
Cafeteria Christians
Cafeteria Christians – they’re everywhere. We live with them, work with them, worship with them and sadly in some cases, they are our spiritual leaders “chosen” to lead us on the path of righteousness. They profess to be followers of Jesus Christ and His teachings; they proclaim that Jesus is the primary influence in their lives and they propagate their beliefs to others very openly, yet they live a lie…
The Best Love in The World!
I was thinking about God’s love the other day, how utterly large and encompassing it is. I couldn’t get my mind around it; how Jesus could love me so much that He would make such an immense sacrifice on my behalf. I thought of the pain He suffered, all because He wanted to give me the chance to spend a life with Him…
Ode to Love
Love lifts and escalates to fits of laughter
Loves excites just like a ride on a rollercoaster
Love liberates and breaks the chains that enslave
Love heals with a boundless grace that saves…
Pregnant at 16
A few years ago my friend Jennifer called me and right away, I could tell in her voice that something was wrong – very wrong. She choked out the words: “Sue is pregnant!” Sue, her 16 year old daughter in her senior year of high school, was pregnant…
The Book of Life
Like a builder that lays no foundation without a plan
And the obedient soldier that waits for a direct command
And the embittered couple that seeks counsel in the midst of strife
So must we as followers of Christ, be guided by the book of life…
In “Money” We Trust?
There’s a reason why our currency says “In God We Trust”. Regardless of what the financial experts say, nothing can grow without God’s active involvement. It all belongs to Him anyway and we are mere stewards of what He has graciously given us. Eight years ago I learned that lesson the hard way.
Eight years ago I had hit rock bottom.