Those of us who have entrusted our lives to the heavenly Father in our Lord Jesus Christ will have tribulation and affliction because we live in this world.
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Do, Love, Walk
Timmy, Leonard, Ronnie, Frank, Don, and Steve were looking in other parts of the cave. We wanted to build a fire and needed sticks. I saw a good-sized one in a dark corner and bent down to get it. For some reason, I stopped and waited. Then it moved.
My husband and I have been married almost 36 years. After a year of separation (he was in Kansas completing his leadership training, I was in California at school), my family drove me out to meet him and we were married a couple of days later on July 16, 1981. We barely knew each other. And we both soon discovered that we were very different people.
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Freedom in Christ
Have you ever spent time in prison? I have.
As the public information officer for the territorial prison on Guam, I was “inside” every day. Inmates lived in small cells and were physically confined to a few square yards of “life.” They had surrendered their freedom.
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Purposeful Giving, Part 3
Give with Simplicity
In my early days of fellowship with my heavenly Father, I didn’t have a lot of financial or material resources. When I first learned from God’s Word about giving, I thought, “That sounds easy to do, I will give it a try!”
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What Does Our Father Want?
When you first wake up, what do you think about? Maybe it’s what you need to do that day, or what’s for breakfast, or even how to help a spouse or children? Those are all important, but our first and continued thought throughout the day really should be “What does my Father want?” We want to be well pleasing to Him.
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Purposeful Giving, Part 2
Who Needs It?
All your bills are paid, all your needs are met, and you’ve got some extra money that you would be blessed to share with somebody else. Now the exciting part begins!
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We Have the Best Father Ever
I have wonderful and lasting memories of childhood, and of fatherhood. Growing up with eight children in our family, I often saw how my Dad took care of us.
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Purposeful Giving, Part 1
One Saturday, as I wrote out our bi-weekly check for a certain percentage of our income to put in the church offering as I had for many years, I thought, “Sherry, are you even thinking about what you’re giving and to whom and why?” I realized it had become just a habit, and I had to admit to myself that I wasn’t really giving with purpose.
Coaching my son’s soccer team had a great many learning moments for me. One thing that I remember clearly was that each player had their own strengths: