Tag Archives: Christianity

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” Proverbs 9:10 NIV “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear”. — Franklin D. Roosevelt So much to fear! The wars, health, inflation, border crisis, criminals, drugsContinue reading “Fear is a Beginning—Not the Whole Story“

“The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?” Jeremiah 17:9 “You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it. You must learn to see the world anew.” – Albert Einstein Most of the problems I’ve had were bad decisions. Feelings were the determining factor. I feelContinue reading “Fickle Feelings and Bad Decisions“

What is this really about? “And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26 ESV “When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’sContinue reading “Blind Spots and Button Pushing.“

“Therefore there is now no condemnation at all for those who are in Christ Jesus.” Romans 8:1 NASB (Emphasis mine) “The more we let God take us over, the more truly ourselves we become – because He made us. He invented us. He invented all the different people that you and I were intended toContinue reading “Self-Condemnation or Self-Examination?“

“Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.” Revelations 3:20 NIV “The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us goodContinue reading “Living in the Company of our Father“

“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you.” Isaiah 54:10 NIV “Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.” Unknown Rainy days and Sundays get me down, the songContinue reading “Prayer—Is it First? Or Last?“

“Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gatherContinue reading “Anxiety!”

“Your kindness will reward you, but your cruelty will destroy you.” Proverbs 11:17 “Kindness is a gift everyone can afford.” Unknown A birdhouse. A cute, blue, handmade birdhouse taught me this in the midst of my pain when journeying with husband during his end stage dementia. This little birdhouse sits in my living room becauseContinue reading “Kindness“

“Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he grows older, he will not abandon it.” Proverbs 22:6 NASB “Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” James Baldwin Gotta say I internalized some very harmful images and beliefs fromContinue reading “It Works Both Ways“