Prayer for the Mothers and Grandmothers of our Grandchildren By Lillian Penner Dear Lord, teach the mothers and grandmothers of my grandchildren to live in a way that honors God. I pray they will not insult others or be compulsive in their behaviors. Instead, I...
Next Sunday is Mothers’ Day when we pay tribute to all the moms who have given so much and deserve to be praised. In anticipation of Mothers’ Day, I want to pay tribute to the grandest of moms—grandmothers, moms twice or more. In myestimation grandmothers are...
Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, Or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted by the riverbank, bearing fruit each season....
Reader’s Digest has always featured a section in their magazine entitled Laughter is the Best Medicine. It would be hard to dispute that statement. I love a good laugh and I love hearing others laugh. I always feel better after a good laugh. I have to say...
“He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, But whoever is kind to the needy honors God.” Proverbs 14:31 Father, I pray that my grandchild would honor You by showing compassion and kindness to those in need. I pray that she would not overlook...
Love so amazing, so divine Demands my soul, my life, my all! Isaac Watts I often hear children sing a song in children’s ministries across America that I absolutely loath. It is called Jesus, You’re My Superhero. Here are a few of the lyrics: Jesus, you’re my...
Since you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated on the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things. Colossians 3:1-2 (NIV) To set is not easy; it takes effort. It requires an...
Because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly… Joshua 14:14 A man truly worthy of the title of ‘hero’ is a man named Caleb. Caleb, along with Joshua, was one of the twelve spies sent to spy out the land God had promised to the Israelites after...
You must obey all the commands of the Lord your God, following his instructions in every detail. Stay on the path that the Lord your God has commanded you to follow. THEN you will live long and prosperous lives in the land you are about to enter and occupy. ...
No one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and the gospel will fail to receive a hundred times as much…and with them, persecutions. (Mark 29-30) There are certain true heroes of the faith that most of...