Barbara Hinther

Homecoming

“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him and eat with him, and he with me.” Revelation 3:20 ESV “Hospitality is not to change people but to offer them space where change can take place.” Henri Nouwen. Homecoming is a bigContinue reading “Homecoming”

Survival

“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way.” Matthew 7:13 NLT “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it’s time to pause and reflect.” Mark Twain When I was younger and notContinue reading “Survival”

Gifts

“Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. To one there is given through the Spirit a message of wisdom, to another a message of knowledge by means of the same Spirit, to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,Continue reading “Gifts”

That Was Then

That Was Then. This is Now. “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19 “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, todayContinue reading “That Was Then”

Shame… Again!

“Fear not; you will no longer live in shame. Don’t be afraid; there is no more disgrace for you. You will no longer remember the shame of your youth and the sorrows of widowhood.” Isaiah 54:4 NLT “If we can share our story with someone who responds with empathy and understanding, shame can’t survive.” BreneContinue reading “Shame… Again!”

Foolish

“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, that no one may boast before him.” 1Continue reading “Foolish”

Attachments

Attachments “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come! Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. TheContinue reading “Attachments”

Afghanistan

Today, will you join me in honoring and praying for the fallen and their families?

Treasure

“But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Matthew 6:20-21 KJV “The soul is a treasure chest; hidden inside of it are priceless jewels.”- Matshona Dhilwayo. Today, IContinue reading “Treasure”

Belonging

“I will call those who were not my people, ‘My people,’ and I will call her who was unloved,‘My beloved.’”Romans 9:25 NET “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 toContinue reading “Belonging”