40 Days of Prayer – Hungry Children

End childhood hunger

I want you to  make a list of 5 children who you love, or at least that you think are pretty cute. Can you see their beautiful faces in your mind? Now, which one of those five kids is wondering if they’re going to have dinner tonight? It’s pretty scary when you think of it [...]

40 Days of Prayer – For Those Who are Depressed

End childhood hunger

Today is the third day in the 40 Days of Prayer challenge. The topic of depression is one that is very close to my heart since it’s something I deal with on a daily basis. But it’s not only because of myself that I felt called to choose this as a topic of prayer, it [...]

40 Days of Prayer – For the Non-Believer

End childhood hunger

First of all, I apologize that this is so late! It’s been a long day of travel to Nashville and I’m just now settling in for the night. As we continue the 40 Days of Prayer Challenge, I think it’s important that we pray for those who are currently non-believers. As Christians, our job is [...]

40 Days of Prayer Begins NOW!

End childhood hunger

As we move into the period before Easter, I have decided to once again host a 40 Days of Prayer series. This means that six days per week between now and Easter, there will be a new prayer for the day. Some of these may be things you are already praying for in your life [...]

No, I Don’t Have a Dirty Forehead

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I have a feeling there are going to be a number of Christians saying this today, or at the very least, thinking it. Today is Ash Wednesday, the day when many of us will go to church and celebrate the beginning of Lent. I am torn because I will not be celebrating in my home [...]

Do We Plan Our Course?

heart maze

In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.  (Proverbs 16:9) There are some things that have become overwhelmingly clear to me in the past year. The clearest of all is that there is a plan for me, but I’m not ready to know all of the details just yet. There [...]

Christian Upbringing is a Foundation Not a Force Field

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When I was growing up, I will admit that I looked up to Whitney Houston. She was a squeaky clean, beautiful woman with an amazing voice. Many called her a “good Christian girl” and you often heard about her early years spent singing in gospel choirs. So what happened in the time between my childhood [...]

What Does This Mean?

Christian kids

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish, but have eternal life. ~John 3:16 I grew up in the Lutheran church. As a junior high student, we were expected to go to confirmation class every Wednesday during the school year. During [...]

Spiritual Wasting

Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.  So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since [...]

Help feed America

Everyone wants give to others. Some of us have the means. Some of us don’t. If you have a Facebook account, you can help feed the hungry! All you have to do is “Like” Pepto-Bismol’s Fanpage. And “Like” Eric’s Turkey. It is THAT easy! As of today, their fan count is just under 210,700. In [...]

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