Posts tagged “Goodness”
Bringing light to the world
Last year at a Little League championship game, 12-year-old Kaiden Shelton threw a pitch that hit Isaiah Jarvis in the head. Isaiah fell to…
Abuse: How can I help?
Have you been following along with the current Time of Grace series on abuse? If so, I’m betting you—like me—have been thinking a lot…
Don’t forget to celebrate
“My heart bursts its banks, spilling beauty and goodness. I pour it out in a poem to the king, shaping the river into words….
Four phrases to help you witness
These four phrases are all in Psalm 66. Here we go . . . Isn’t God awesome? The more you recognize God’s work in…
Shine the light on your words and thoughts
“Whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done…
No matter what
I’ve had this repetitive thought in my mind lately. It’s a question, really. It shows up every time I say “I’m so blessed” in…
Unchain my soul
I am yearning to be free. I am yearning for a better society, and I think we could have one if we all wanted…
Gifted for God’s glory
You are gifted for glory. The word glory means that someone or something makes you gasp, “Wow!” A sunrise, a newborn baby, or the…
Focusing on Jesus, not self
“I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord;…
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…
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…
Don’t be a troll
Do you know about troll farms? Until recently, I lived in blissful ignorance. But then I learned how thousands and thousands of people in…