Is this a camel or a gnat? “You [spiritually] blind guides, who strain out a gnat [consuming yourselves with minuscule matters] and swallow a camel [ignoring and violating God’s precepts]!” Matthew 23:24 Amplified Bible “Action expresses priorities.” ― Mahatma Gandhi How many stories are about unimportant things everywhere we look, social media, television and publications?Continue reading “Priorities”
Author Archives: Barbara Hinther
When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking
For the New Year “When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you hung my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint another one. When you thought I wasn’t looking I saw you feed a stray cat, and I learned that it was good to be kind to animals. When youContinue reading “When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking”
When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking
Author Unknown “After listening to the king, they went their way. And behold, the star they had seen in the east went on before them until it came to rest over the place where the Child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great gladness.” Matthew 2:9-10 “When you thought I wasn’tContinue reading “When You Thought I Wasn’t Looking”
Patience is Hard Work
“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.” Romans 12:12-13 ESV “If you’re going through hell, keep going!” Winston Churchill Churchill rallied and encouraged Great Britain through the tragedy and losses of WWII. If there was Hell on Earth, WorldContinue reading “Patience is Hard Work”
New Year. New Beginnings.
Drop the Shame of Being a Beginner “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.” Galatians 6:9 NLT “Change is hard at the beginning, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.” — Robin Sharma Why,Continue reading “New Year. New Beginnings.”
Belonging and Holidays
Reach out to another “Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: “What! You too? I thought I was the only one!” C.S. Lewis Being a Christian means we belong. We belong to one another. We belong to a king. We have a Wonderful Counselor. We have grace and freedom. WeContinue reading “Belonging and Holidays”
Self-Doubt
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3 ESV “You ought to discover some principle, you ought to have some great faith that grips you so much that you will never give it up. Somehow you go on and say, ‘I know that theContinue reading “Self-Doubt”
Escape or Rest During the Holidays
Escape or Rest During the Holidays? “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 “When your soul is resting, your emotions are okay, your mind is okay, and your will is at peace with God, not resisting what He’s doing.” Joyce Meyer Escaping can beContinue reading “Escape or Rest During the Holidays”
New Year’s Resolutions or Newness of Life
“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” Romans 6:4 ESV (emphasis mine) “The beginning is always today.” Mary Shelley Are you thinking about goals, resolutions and accomplishmentsContinue reading “New Year’s Resolutions or Newness of Life”
Have You Fallen?
“For a righteous person falls seven times and rises again, But the wicked stumble in time of disaster.” Proverbs 24:16 NASB “Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm.” Abraham Lincoln I have fallen many times. I’m older and can see most of the trip-ups and face-down experiences in my life. IContinue reading “Have You Fallen?”
Prayers and Musings of a Black Sheep 