Prayer or communicating with God is a subject that comes up often in the pages of scripture.
Paul often begins many of his letters with the affirmation that he is praying for and has been praying for those that are receiving the letter.
We see Jesus getting away often in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John to pray.
If you read through the old Testament you see that many of the great patriarchs of the bible were men of prayer. Continue reading
Have you ever been caught up in something and suddenly you hear a song and your mind goes back to a certain time in your life?
Have you ever gone through a closet and found some old photos that take you to another place and time?
Have you ever smelled something that filled your mind with nostalgia? Continue reading
Everyone of us has a story to tell about someone making our day better because they did something nice for us. Kindness seems to be magical. One act of kindness can turn around what seems to be the worst of circumstances.
While all of us know how good it feels to be on the side of receiving an act of kindness we sometimes forget how great it would be to be on the giving side of an act of kindness. In our world it is all to easy to get preoccupied with our own troubles or get consumed with the busyness of our schedule that we don’t make time to brighten another’s day. Continue reading
Reading the Bible can be intimidating for some people.
Later in this series we will give you some ideas to make getting into the Bible easier.
Here is one thing you can do with the Bible today that can help you in your everyday life. Memorize a favorite scripture.
I used to have severe panic attacks; my life was altered because of them. I missed huge amounts of school, I quit several jobs and I was more or less paralyzed by anxiety. My goal became avoidance. I did everything I could to avoid the panic attacks. I tried different treatments, but nothing worked. Continue reading
Forgiveness can be a hard thing to do. It can feel like we are letting someone off the hook if we forgive them. As if they have been given a free pass to get away with their dastardly act against us.
For most of us, we seem to drift towards wanting justice instead of offering forgiveness. There is something in us that wants the other person to pay the proper price for what they have done. This would include them realizing that they have wronged us and then offering a genuine apology for what they had done. Continue reading