Patches of blotchy red fever-heat blazed on Jimmy’s pale cheeks. Mom moved the damp cloth gently across his forehead. “Honey, I will be right back.” “No, Mommy, don’t go,” whimpered Jimmy. “Sissy is in the next room. I will only be a few minutes. The store is just around the ...
Read More »Facing A Storm? Keep A Cool Spirit
What makes you feel bothered, distressed, jumpy, or unstable? Is it the small, daily irritations piled one on another? Maybe it’s the true storms that come upon you unexpectedly: failed health, relationship troubles, loss of various kinds. Anything that tries our patience or challenges our faith can bring these emotions ...
Read More »FEAR: False Evidence Appearing Real
The big “C” word strikes fear in most every heart. Cancer. Imagine you are a new mom with a beautiful three-month old who holds your heart … and you hear, “You have Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma.” The wall of fear rises up to block all else. “What if … ” becomes ...
Read More »What Will The New Heaven and Earth Be Like?
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her ...
Read More »Save Your Health, Worry on Wednesday
We’ve all felt its effects: dry mouth, racing heart, stomach upset, and irritability. These are the symptoms of worry. In its deception, worry leads its victims down a path to nowhere–rolling the same concern over in the mind obsessively with no answer in sight. J. Arthur Rank knew the effects ...
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