Faith

Bethlehem was a little farming village, and the name means “house of bread.”  The hometown of King David, sheep used for sacrifices in the Temple were raised there.  Otherwise, it was a small backwater town.  But it was the birthplace of Jesus. Micah 5:2 foretells the coming of the Messiah in Bethlehem.  Most translations refer to the town as […]

When the star appeared, the wise men recognized it as the sign of a supernatural event, then searched the scriptures to find out what it meant.  They undertook a hazardous journey that would take several months.  It’s quite possible they weren’t wealthy men, as tradition tells us, but men of ordinary means.  They may have struggled for the

Several years ago, I was going through a hard time.  Part of the hardness involved looking at myself and the things I’d been taught as truth, even questioning whether I truly had a relationship with Jesus.  Before this began, the Lord had been kind enough to let me know that a time of shaking was ahead, so

My hubby and I are going to a wedding next month, so I’ve been thinking about what to wear.  I could wear the khaki skirt I already have, but it’s tight enough around the knees that I find it challenging to get in and out of the car.  And my black skirt is, as the

“How can you tell whether ____ is lying? Easy, when his lips move.”  An old joke, but unfortunately too true and too common, it seems.  It’s gotten to the point it’s difficult to know what’s truth and what’s a lie anymore.  Photos and video can be altered to present whatever you want reality to be. And it’s not

The Super Bowl was this past weekend, and the cheapest tickets cost well over $4,000.00.  Premium seats cost over $50,000.00 dollars.  That’s a LOT of money for a ticket.  And over 70,000 people made that purchase so they could see the game in person.  Being there was obviously a major priority for these people. What’s high on your priority

What do you do when you feel discouraged?  I’ve been feeling that way recently, but this morning I was blessed by the verse of the day from one of my Bible apps. Today’s selection was 1 Timothy 6:12, in which Paul tells young Timothy, “Fight the good fight of the faith.  Take hold of the eternal life

I was getting my daily walk in at a mall when a group of people were heading my way, directly in my path, taking up pretty much all of the walking space.  They showed no sign that they saw me, no sign of making room for me to pass on either side.  Years of conditioning that I

I tend not to write with ink, and yesterday’s fiasco was a reminder of why.  I was signing this year’s Christmas cards and ruined three of the cards.  Two of them I wrote “Happy New York” instead of “Happy New Year”, and one I skipped “Merry Christmas” and went straight into “Happy New Year.”  Now unusable, I had

Yesterday morning a passage which is probably familiar to you, Galatians 5:22-23, came to my mind.  It reads, “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.”  Over the years, I’ve had several realizations about this passage that I’d like to share with