When Your Message is Right but Your Tone is Wrong
I want my words to be tempered with grace that honors the Lord and edifies the person receiving them, even…
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True Beauty and the Women of God
The world we live in is materialistic and focused on appearances. In the world’s eyes, if you look beautiful, you…
Isolation Means Death (A Lesson from My Dog, Rocky)
When we avoid isolation and stay connected to each other, we become stronger. We’re better together and as Jesus pointed…
Friendship and Reconciliation (Take Five)
If you’re like me, you need to hear about people who are courageously honest and welcoming – who reconcile and…
The Power of Presence
In a beautiful and succinct description of how to be present and love one another, the apostle Paul tells us…
What’s Your Response When Gossip is Served?
How will you respond next time gossip is served? We’re all guilty of it eating and serving gossip. We dress…
God’s Love in Loneliness
Most of the time, I enjoy my single woman status, but once in a while, the loneliness of my singleness…
Christian Community; Bearing With One Another in Love
What I’ve learned is, with all the good intentions of love and compassion, we can lose sight of Jesus in…
Ministry Reversed (Ephesians 5:16)
Although RJ intended to encourage her ill friend, she was surprised by “ministry reversed” as her friend showed a positive,…
Matthew 17 and 26: Jesus in Community
Often, we let these familiar moments in Jesus’ life foster our vision of Jesus as a solo climber, trekking to…
You’re Not Alone (Matthew 26)
Are you hurting right now? Do you feel alone? Jesus knows how it feels to be let down by others,…
Iron Sharpens Iron (Proverbs 27:17)
Proverbs 27:17 says: “Just as iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” True iron sharpening iron happens when we…