True Woman

Have Mercy!

Fri, 24 May 2013 06:00:00 -0400

With that thought in mind, I decided to ask the Lord who I was not being merciful to. The answer came into my heart in a single beat. "Your husband." Come again, Lord?

What's Lurking in Your Spam Folder?

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:51:00 -0400

I try to check my Spam folder with some regularity as important emails can get stuck there. But I have to admit, I dread the job. Immediately I’m hit with all kinds of strange names and subject lines. People are hawking everything from flab-control pills to lonely senior citizens wanting to chat. But today when I scanned the folder, I wanted to cry.

Crisis and Tragedy

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:51:00 -0400

If you spell God with a capital G you will always spell tragedy with a lowercase t.

Five Things Every Christian Should Know

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:44:00 -0400

The road is hard, temptations will come, life is short, eternity is for real, people are not perfect. These things may seem obvious to some, but my gut tells me they’re not obvious to everyone. Or maybe you just need to be reminded . . .

me, Me, ME

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:07:00 -0400

Just exactly how much ME time do I need before it becomes selfish and self-indulgent?

Is It Time to Re-Think Your Family's Sports Schedule?

Fri, 17 May 2013 05:51:00 -0400

Shouldn't someone throw the flag here? Isn't it time we notice that sports are pulling Christians out of the pews?

An Unwelcome Friend

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 -0400

You may be enduring a winter of suffering with no hope for spring. But no matter how you entered this season of adversity, you did not enter it alone and you do not walk it without purpose. You may see adversity as your greatest enemy, but I’m throwing out a different perspective . . .

The Next Time You Have a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day . . .

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:54:00 -0400

Have you ever read the classic children’s story Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day? When you first read the story, you think Alexander did have an unusual number of negative things happen to him, so no wonder he had a terrible day. But then you realize that Alexander’s day was filled with irritations and stressors typical to us all. . . .

How to Be Used by God in Great Ways

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:16:00 -0400

Do you feel like your life is on hold, like you've been forgotten, like nothing exciting ever happens to you? Think again. Today is simply the time God is preparing you for. Don't believe me? Check out the prophet Elijah's story.

Four Videos for Your Monday (Plus My Favorite Caramel Popcorn Recipe)

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:41:00 -0400

Dannah Gresh's TED Talk releases today, Leslie opens up about her two death penalties, WORLD's Marvin Olasky interviews Rosaria Butterfield, and Nancy DeMoss shares how to be intentional in your faith walk. You won't want to miss it!