By Lorna Clark “In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” 1Thess. 5:18 This verse got me through that day. My mother had called me as she did most mornings. My daughter, Karisa asked, “Momma, can I talk to Grandma Judy?” “Karisa, quiet please, I’m on the

By Mindy Virgin “He saw that there was no one, and he was appalled that there was no one to intercede.” Isaiah 59:16 I know that Christ Jesus is at the right hand of the Father and is interceding for us (Romans 8:34) and that the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s

By Deborah Wuehler Proverbs 10:26 “As vinegar is to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to the one who sends him.” The more I encouraged one of my sons today, the more cheerful he was as he went about his chores and schoolwork. And, although I encouraged another son equally,

By Michele Howe Ana, mom to Derek, felt her eyes begin to cross. They’d already spent the last forty-five minutes drilling phonic sounds from Derek’s beginning reader. At seven-years-old, Derek still wasn’t grasping even the basics of reading. He wasn’t able to capture the sounds correctly…or if he did, the information was forgotten by the

By Maribeth Spangenberg “Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” Eph. 5:16 I looked up from the sink after placing the rinsed glass into the dish drainer while reaching for soiled silverware. As I gazed out the window in front of me, I took in the scene behind our house. Since our basement had

By Raquel Laureano “And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the

By Laya Onizuka “Clothe yourselves therefore, as God’s own chosen ones, purified and holy and well-beloved by God himself, by putting on behavior marked by tenderhearted pity and mercy, kind feeling, a lowly opinion of yourselves, gentle ways, patience (which is tireless and long-suffering, and has the power to endure whatever comes, with good temper).”