Respect others as you want to be respected
Have you ever been disrespected?
Have you ever in your thoughts, words, attitudes or actions disrespected someone else?
If so, why do we act so offended when someone treats us
Are you sinking into depression?
Are you sinking into depression or anxiety? Are you feeling guilty or ashamed because of it? Christians often share with me how much they struggle with depression and anxiety, especially because of COVID and other unsettling current events. It saddens me that they confess their depression in a whisper because they fear of being judged…
Is your need important to God?
Do you feel guilty bothering God about helping you achieve a work-related goal when your neighbor is praying for his wife to be healed from COVID? Does it make you feel bad when you spend time praising God that your house remained intact during a recent hurricane and then discover your neighbor, only a block…
Will America survive?
Is America imploding? Is there any hope for our divided nation? Immediately following 9/11, I cringed every time I heard a plane fly overhead. Like so many others, I prayed for our nations survival. That frightful events only bright spot was that it brought our nation together for a short while. Twenty years have…
Be thankful for those who annoy us
Think for a moment about that person who annoys you. You know, the one whose actions or attitudes drive you crazy and make you want to run the other way when you see them coming. Most of us can name at least one person in our circle of influence we consider annoying. Some can think…
Do you love your sin more than love God?
Do some of your actions contradict your commitment to your Savior? Do some of your choices indicate that you dont love God as much as you say you do? If you tend to excuse your behavior rather than owning up to it, what are you going to do about it? Especially regarding that sin or…
Why your faith needs to be tested
What if our faith was never tested? Would we grow? Probably not. Consider James 1:2-4 (ESV): Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. It would be easy to…
Having a hard time resisting small temptations?
I was recently invited to moderate a ladies high tea for Gospel Express Ministries. I searched until I found the perfect dress. It fit perfectly if I didnt mind giving up breathing for the day. Needless to say, I had to search for a different dress a larger-sized dress. In the middle of…
The subtle ways we judge others
I used to think I was a better Christian whenever I sat next to someone in church whose Bible didnt have as many underlined passages as mine. Then one day, my husband Bert bought me a new Bible for my birthday. The clean pages made it look like I never read my Bible, and I…
Are you an impasta?
What do you call a piece of spaghetti wearing a false mustache? An impasta! All levity aside, theres nothing funny when someone deceives or lies to us. In fact, theres no better way to sabotage a relationship. Being an impasta can manifest itself in other ways, too, such as when we hand in false expense…