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How to Cultivate Proverbs 13 Friendships

FamilyJuly 10, 2012541Views 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…

There is no feeling quite like hopelessness. It’s the end. There is nothing left.

Do You Feel Hopeless?

Biblical EncouragementJune 26, 2012503Views 0Likes 2Comments

“God doesn’t promise to save us from adversity, burdens, and crises in this life, but he does make us resilient people. He gives us his own qualities of unsinkability. We can bounce back. Even when we are floundering in the depths of difficulty, even when we think we’re going under for the third time, there…

Do these words evoke strong feelings or memories for you? They do if you live in Minnesota and probably in many other states.

We’re Going to the Cabin!

FamilyJune 19, 2012529Views 0Likes 11Comments

Do these words evoke strong feelings or memories for you? They do if you live in Minnesota and probably in many other states. When we started having children Dan and I longed to find a cabin where we could return year after year and make memories with our family. We couldn’t buy a cabin but we…

“Save me, O God…

Biblical EncouragementJune 13, 2012634Views 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, 2012395Views 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, 2012455Views 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, 2012493Views 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…