Who has not had a child run playfully through the house and crash into something, leaving it broken on the floor? Yet, no matter how much effort is put into reassembling that broken vase or lamp, no ...
Read more: The Broken Man
What’s lost can be found, we’re told.
Hope. Love. Trust.
But what about things that are irreplaceable? A lost loved one, a treasured photo, mementos lost in a flood or fire.
Dayle Vickory of ...
The family tradition in Zach Hively’s family was for their dog, Pepper, a Black Lab mix, to help open the Christmas presents.
She could be trusted with any gift (if it wasn’t food) and would ...
Life keeps us so busy that sometimes we forget to keep God first place in our lives. Other things crowd our attention, and God seems to fade into the ...
Read more: Our VIVID God
What’s that stop sign in your way?
Finances? You’re POOR and you can’t seem to get ahead?
Relationships … this must be it. Your spouse won’t attend church with you, so DON’T BLAME YOU ...
Why do we love a baby?
Not because it’s self-sufficient. Babies can do nothing for themselves.
Not because it always smells good. Have you ever changed a diaper?
Not because it’s unobtrusive ...
So, you feel forgotten.
Grandma didn’t remember your birthday. Uncle Tom didn’t show up for your graduation. Your own children didn’t send you a card for Mother’s Day.
Even the cashier at ...
There are computer programs that can take your dark, dreary photograph and make it bright and cheerful.
Are your vacation shots murky? Click, click, no more! They now reflect the images in your ...
God wants to launch you into deeper waters.
He has an ocean of goodness waiting for you to explore.
You may be stuck in the harbor, docked in your church pew, or even still under ...
Pull out a self-help book, and you’ll find the same message over and over.
It’s up to you.
They are your bootstraps. Pull yourself up.
The responsibility for what happens to you belongs to ...
Spring moves into summer.
That brings lots of changes. Rainfall, the length of the days, even changes in our routines.
We’re out later in the evenings. We spend the weekend at the lake. We even ...
Everything has a price.
Our happiness, the moments we spend with our children, even the vacations we choose to take.
In 2010, a family of four from England vacationed in Malta. As they were ...
Pain – not our friend.
Or is it? What if we never knew pain? What would our life be like?
We would bump into sharp objects and not know until we grew weak with loss of blood.
Hot or cold ...
Who has not had a child run playfully through the house and crash into something, leaving it broken on the floor? Yet, no matter how much effort is put into reassembling that broken vase or lamp, no ...
Read more: The Broken Man
What’s lost can be found, we’re told.
Hope. Love. Trust.
But what about things that are irreplaceable? A lost loved one, a treasured photo, mementos lost in a flood or fire.
Dayle Vickory of ...
The family tradition in Zach Hively’s family was for their dog, Pepper, a Black Lab mix, to help open the Christmas presents.
She could be trusted with any gift (if it wasn’t food) and would ...
Life keeps us so busy that sometimes we forget to keep God first place in our lives. Other things crowd our attention, and God seems to fade into the ...
Read more: Our VIVID God
What’s that stop sign in your way?
Finances? You’re POOR and you can’t seem to get ahead?
Relationships … this must be it. Your spouse won’t attend church with you, so DON’T BLAME YOU ...
Why do we love a baby?
Not because it’s self-sufficient. Babies can do nothing for themselves.
Not because it always smells good. Have you ever changed a diaper?
Not because it’s unobtrusive ...
So, you feel forgotten.
Grandma didn’t remember your birthday. Uncle Tom didn’t show up for your graduation. Your own children didn’t send you a card for Mother’s Day.
Even the cashier at ...
