October, 2014

• 28 October

  Having Realistic Expectations of Others  

  

    Trying to control the actions and behaviors of others, leads to frustration and anger. People will fail you, disappoint you, and let you down. Most of the time, others are not intentionally trying to hurt you, but it feels that way when their behavior is contrary to loving actions ...

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• 28 October

  Prayer’s From A Pure Heart – Following A Child’s Example

  

  At the ripe old age of four and a half, my awesome, precocious daughter loved church.  In Sunday school, they had been discussing the “black” page of the Wordless Book which represents a  heart darkened by sin. (Romans 1:21)  As adults, we often miss the depths of a little’s ones ...

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• 27 October

  Help! My Teen is Driving Me Crazy!

  

  Okay parents of teenagers out there, I am preparing myself for the worst…the mood swings, the “all about me attitude”, the rolling of the eyes, and the classic maneuver…the slamming of the door! Although my official roll of a teenage mom is still a few days around the corner, I ...

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• 27 October

  The Beauty of Hospice Care

  

  We have known several people who have been diagnosed with terminal disease. They have all gone through the process of diagnosis, treatment options, prayer, and ultimately acceptance. Once they accepted the fact that they were indeed at life’s end, many reacted as if they were filled with relief. Their journey ...

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• 27 October

  In This Fallen World: Yes, We Still Need Orphanages

  

  Several years back my wife and I were regular volunteers for a local orphanage.   It was run by Catholic nuns, and we were there 2-3 times per month watching after, interacting, and playing with numerous boys and girls ages 3 to 13.  For us, it was a very moving and ...

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• 27 October

  Dog Stories To Warm Your Heart

  

  Dogs can be trained to do many things. They have been dubbed “man’s best friend.” There are guide dogs for the blind. Some have become police dogs. Others can sense when a person’s blood sugar is low. We know that dogs can detect sounds that people can’t hear and can ...

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• 26 October

  Should I Stay In My Loveless Marriage?

  

  Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today to join together forever Julia and Sam in holy matrimony, and now let us proceed with their promises. “Do you Julia take Sam to be your lawfully wedded husband? To have and to hold, to fix soup when he is whiny and ...

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• 26 October

  Drawing Nearer

  

    “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you” (James 4:8 NKJV) Creating a luscious fruitful paradise for the first human beings, God commanded Adam and Eve saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good ...

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• 26 October

  When Life Lives No More

  

  If you should die, what would your eulogy be like? How would your obituary read? How would you be remembered by spouse, children, family, and friends? Think about it, and be honest with your response. No doubt we’ll be loved and missed after we’re gone. But will those left to ...

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• 25 October

  Our Hope: Still Waters

  

  What are still waters?  Why do we equate water with God?  The truth is that God has placed the words water, waters, and watered in strategic verses in scripture.  He uses water as a force to be reckoned with, a place of calm, and a substance that nurtures souls. ‘And the ...

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