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Cleaning the Stove

Cleaning the Stove This morning I cleaned my stove. You know, took out the burners and the drip pans and cleaned all the accumulated gunk. Most of it wiped up easily, but a few spots took a little elbow grease and some steel wool pads. Before long, the stove looked shiny and (nearly) new. AsContinue reading “Cleaning the Stove”

Through the Psalms, 33

As the leaves turn color, we rejoice in the cooler weather and the autumnal colors. Even though we know that those colors signal the coming of winter, of cold weather and bare trees. But even so, we have hope, for we know our Lord is faithful. Yes, the autumn leaves will fall, and winter willContinue reading “Through the Psalms, 33”

Be Nice to Your Brother

I wrote this several years ago for “The Secret Place.” It seems we need this reminder even more today than we did then. When my grandsons were younger, they loved to torment one another: A poke here, a kick there, and a headlock for good measure. I had a mantra for them, “Be nice toContinue reading “Be Nice to Your Brother”

New Beginnings

Happy Monday! It’s the start of a new week, a chance to begin again, to have a better week than the week before. Fortunately, our Savior gives us that opportunity too, every minute of every day. “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify usContinue reading “New Beginnings”

Faithful in the Small Things

If you think you must be a missionary or bring dozens of people to Christ, this quote is for you. God wants us to be faithful in what we do, even if it seems small to us. “So if you turn one to Christ, that one may turn a hundred; they may turn a thousand,Continue reading “Faithful in the Small Things”

Faithfulness

The Old Testament book of Jeremiah uses metaphors to compare Israel to an unfaithful wife. She was unfaithful to God by worshipping idols and forsaking Him. And “…her treacherous sister Judah [had] not turned to [God] with her whole heart, but in pretense” (3:10 NKJ). This book of Jeremiah is surely only Jewish history andContinue reading “Faithfulness”

Faithfulness

The Old Testament book of Jeremiah uses metaphors to compare Israel to an unfaithful wife.  She was unfaithful to God by worshipping idols and forsaking Him.  And “…her treacherous sister Judah [had] not turned to [God] with her whole heart, but in pretense” (3:10 NKJ).  This book of Jeremiah is surely only Jewish history andContinue reading “Faithfulness”

Why We Write

I couldn’t agree more with Liz Curtis Higgs. Before working on my book, I pray that God will give me the wisdom and the words that will reveal Him to others and bring Him glory. Lord, You are faithful. Thank you for providing guidance to each one of us in our tasks. May we yieldContinue reading “Why We Write”