Have you ever considered the real reason we need care for our bodies? When asked, most people would say it’s so they can live a long life free from illness. While this is true, the main reason we all need to care for our bodies is so we can carry out our God-given missions. Your [...]
Several years ago, I went through a time of transition. Rather than taking off without makeup to run to Wal-Mart as I have always done, I turned into the clone of a 17-year-old girl, only with a few more wrinkles and a lot more anti-aging cream. Also, like a teen, I started primping, fixing, smoothing, [...]
The end of each year is when people throw off things. They throw off their budget to purchase a plethora of Christmas gifts; they throw off their failures from the year and make new resolutions, and they throw off restraint, and eat as many pieces of pie as they want between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. [...]
Yesterday I eves dropped on a conversation. I couldn’t help it. I went out to eat alone, and while sitting on the restaurant patio munching my salad, I noticed a young couple a few feet away. Neither wore wedding rings so I figured they were dating. She had dark skin, long dark hair, and deep [...]
I have to admit that at the beginning of 2023 I sometimes felt like a fish with one fin who could only swim in circles. Although I had every intention of making progress (mainly in my physical health), I often felt like I was going around and around without much forward movement. Maybe you have [...]
I recently received a plant from a friend in a little, metal pot, a “do-it-yourself” kit for growing something green. The pot contains compacted soil, that, when watered expands to make the plant sprout. If all goes well according to the directions, I will have a baby plant soon. But what if I don’t water [...]
Our perceptions—much more than our circumstances—are the building blocks with which we construct our lives. No matter what the circumstances and stress, our view of life determines our level of joy and contentment. Having a biblical perspective is seeing life as God sees it. It is the ability to get past the immediate circumstances to [...]
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. (Psalm 139:14) In today’s age of non-stop selfies, I wonder how we can read this verse and receive it without becoming conceited at the same time. Back when I memorized it as a child, it [...]
Today's message is a great one to pass along to your daughters, sisters, friends, or anyone who doubts their inner beauty. Today's message from Randy Alcorn reminds us that everyone has been affected by the media's definition of beauty, including both men and women. If you frequent social media, perhaps you’ve seen singer Colbie Caillat’s [...]
In his book Counterfeit Gods, Timothy Keller quotes the famous singer, Madonna, as saying, I have an iron will, and all of my will has always been to conquer some horrible feeling of inadequacy. . . I push past one spell of it and discover myself as a special human being, and then I get [...]
