Posts tagged “Encouragement”

Revival!
Asbury University in Kentucky made the news a few weeks ago. After a chapel service on February 8, students stayed to sing and pray…

You can’t do it all, but you can give your all
I checked the National Day Calendar for February and was stunned by how much there is to celebrate. For the shortest month of the…

The gift of a good group
When I was growing up in the church, I had no idea that I needed a group. Thanks to my mother, I would show…

Stop it!
Way before Bob Newhart played Papa Elf in the wildly popular Christmas movie Elf (and I mean way before, like in my childhood), he…

What’s under the wrapping?
“I’m telling you, she’s the total package. She’s funny and beautiful AND smart.” It’s a rare guy who wouldn’t want a girl like that….

Inner strength starts outside
My trainer explains that physical strength improves only with active exertion past a stress point. You have to reach a place of exhaustion and…

Public confession
It’s one thing to repent of our wrongdoings to our all-powerful, all-knowing, and all-present God. In light of this, it kind of makes it…

Are you ready for creation’s final concert?
Sometimes I think singing isn’t as much a part of our culture as it used to be. The evidence is everywhere. About a month…

Stuffed with wonder
I occasionally substitute teach in my son’s high school, and one of my highlights is reading Fahrenheit 451 with the American Lit. class. I…

Build me up
I tell my kids that people are like building blocks. Our words can build them up or knock them down. When conversations with a…

It’s all God’s grace!
We are forgiven and accepted by God because of the finished work of Jesus. It’s all God’s grace. And yet, God’s grace isn’t reduced…

Don’t waste your worry
A friend clued me in to using stickers on my fingernails. Nail polish is not an option for me, since as a nursing assistant…