Christian Archives

Here we are a year later. Are we ready for a puppy? I’m not sure. I still tear up when I think about Strider for too long. I’ve gotten used to the freedom of not having a dog. Being able to go anywhere at any time without making arrangements for someone to care for a dog has been a big taste of freedom after 9 years of not being able to do that.

Are you Ready for a New Puppy?

FamilyJuly 31, 2012736Views 0Likes 15Comments

Well, ready or not, Captain will arrive in our lives at 10AM Saturday, August 4th. On August 16, 2011 we had to have our much loved dog Strider put to sleep. This is what I wrote at that time: I always said, if you have to have a dog, Strider was the one to have.…

“Do not judge, or you too will be judged.” Matthew 7:1

Biblical EncouragementJuly 24, 2012754Views 0Likes 11Comments

THE PARABLE OF THE PEAR TREE Author Unknown Found on verseoftheday.com A father wanted to teach his four sons the lesson of not judging something or someone too quickly, and so he called his four sons together and said "I have a task for you. I want you, my eldest son to go out into our fields…

How to Cultivate Proverbs 13 Friendships

FamilyJuly 10, 2012701Views 0Likes 16Comments

Proverbs 13:20 (KJV) “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.” We are no exception to the struggle most parents have about friendships for their children, and sometimes even for themselves. I remember several years when I didn’t feel like I had a true friend other than my…

“Save me, O God…

Biblical EncouragementJune 13, 2012754Views 0Likes 4Comments

for the waters are come in unto my soul.” Psalm 69:1 Is one more wave all it will take for you to go under? In today’s world we can feel this way much of the time. All I have to do is think about politics and I begin sinking. Our walk is often a step by step…

Thankfulness is rooted in humility; murmuring is rooted in pride.

Thoughts on Thankfulness

Biblical EncouragementMay 23, 2012466Views 0Likes 4Comments

I was thinking about thankfulness last night and remembered reading this so I decided to share it with you today. I hope it blesses you as much as it blesses me. Perhaps it will be a good reminder too, I know it was for me. Thankfulness is the presence of gratitude and the absence of murmuring.…

My Sins Are Not Hid From Thee

Biblical EncouragementMay 9, 2012541Views 0Likes 2Comments

“O God, thou knowest my foolishness; and my sins are not hid from thee.” Psalm 69:5 We all long to be known – to be understood. But, do we want to be known to this extent? As I read this verse this morning I found it strangely comforting. Since there is nothing hid from my God –…

And he was Lame in Both his Feet

Biblical EncouragementMay 2, 2012566Views 0Likes 4Comments

Does David’s Old Testament Kindness to Mephibosheth have Meaning for You? This is one of my favorite Old Testament stories. It is recorded in 2 Samuel 9. It begins with David asking, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” He finds out that there…