Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12 My granddaughter, Stella, was visiting with two of my great-nieces. She is five and a half and they are three. While out of the hearing range of…
Read MoreWhen there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, But he who restrains his lips is wise. Proverbs 10:19 (NASB) I did it again. I said more than I should have. I spoke to someone about a situation that I just should have been quiet about. It wasn’t gossip, it was an opinion about something that we disagreed…
Read MoreDo nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 Drink some water, look at the menu, drink some more water, clean out my purse, study the menu, people watch. What are you supposed to do when someone is late for an appointment over a meal? It’s even…
Read MorePraise the LORD! Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever! Psalm 106:1 I was recently reminded of a story I had heard about a man in a very difficult situation, afraid for his life as he felt a knife on his back while he listened to…
Read MoreLet no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Ephesians 4:29 “He steals my joy.” A friend told me about someone close to her who has become a bit of a naysayer.…
Read MoreAnd Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” Matthew 22:20 Generally speaking I let my husband worry about the financial aspects of our life. He is an accountant by education and interested in economics by nature. But every April 15th my curiosity is piqued and I try to understand what we pay…
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