Want to take a challenge and read the Bible in one year with me?! Recently someone dear to me lost her Mom. I know how devastating this is. When we spoke she shared that she was really feeling drawn to read the Bible but had NO idea where or how to start…
When having a conversation with some friends the other day, we were talking about how most parents desire that their kids grow up to be “good people”. Of course there’s nothing wrong with hoping for this, and I couldn’t put my finger on it at the time, but I knew that just “being good people” is not what I want for our kids. For some reason the conversation made me feel unsettled inside. What kind of Mom am I to not want our kids to be GOOD?
Have you ever felt “bored” when sitting in church? Or maybe you just don’t feel like going? Because of our humanity, I think we all have felt that way at times. But this story about “Clean Blood” will freak you out and will definitely wake us up a bit…
Recently a reader asked for advice on how to raise kids to be committed Christians. For Kent and I, this is our number one goal as parents, to raise up kids who love Jesus so they can know Him and be used by Him to help others in this world, and so we can all be together in the next. I just don’t see how anything else matches this goal when you think of eternity, but wow, it’s not easy, and I sure don’t have the magic formula. I’ve got some ideas though…
Father Mike Schmitz is one of my favorite podcasts to listen to when I’m out walking — he and Father John Riccardo always seem to speak right to my heart! This video by Father Mike, “How to Discern”, is a favorite, because who among us doesn’t question how to know God’s will for our lives?!
A close friend is going through a rough time right now but she remains faithful that God will get her through. I asked how she was doing the other day, and here was her reply…
The follow excerpts are from a letter written by Jim Flickinger, U.S. Amazon Relief coordinator… I was in the “Green Hell” area of the Amazon, visiting some of the poorest families on earth. The area is home to many children from our schools. Keeping me from getting lost in the maze of shacks was Wilhelme, […]
The following is an excerpt from my favorite morning prayer book, The Better Part, by John Bartunek, LC. It is mostly about having a childlike trust, but I loved what it said about what Jesus’ personality must have been like…
There are lots of shepherds out there…shepherds in the sense of the advisors, guides and voices that will influence our lives… Which voices will you follow?
Can’t get it all done? Neither can I. A friend sent this to me recently and I wanted to share a whisper from God to you and to me…