In the early days of the church, we read in Acts that Ananias was given a difficult and scary assignment. An unexpected “detour”. God spoke to him in a dream, “Go…” “Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named …
Category Archives: Courage
Women are fascinating creatures. Dedicated. Longing for significance. Searching for ways to be fulfilled. Looking for role models. AND Frustrated. Complicated. Overworked. Weary. Women set the tone of the home Many of the women I work with are either before, …
True heroes seem few in our modern world. At least the ones that are Godly. A few weeks ago, I wrote about Elisabeth Elliot. And before that, Meriam Ibrahim. Both amazing women. Great role-models. I am grateful for their influence …
Because of the recent massacre in the historic Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal church in Charleston, South Carolina, we are also keenly aware of the talk about the Confederate flag in the news this last week. The massacre was a horrendous …
In Matthew 14, the people brought to Jesus all who were sick. They begged to just be able to touch the hem of His garment. We are told that those who touched the hem of His garment were “made perfectly …
Georgia Shaffer, a colleague, asked her blog readers what this verse means to them: “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, …
27 year old Sudanese Meriam Ibrahim has the world’s attention! Unless you have been in the Outer Banks somewhere in a tent, out of internet range for a few months, you already know about this pregnant Christian woman of a …
I recently watched The Hiding Place movie (the true story about Corrie ten Boom and her family). I have lost count of how many times I’ve watched it. Every time, I learn something! Sometimes we women are competitive. Sometimes we …
A recent devotional covered the story of Billy Graham. I was surprised to learn that he had no advanced degrees and never attended seminary. He was to speak at Cambridge University in England. And according to what I read, he …
When we lived in the country and there was a storm, winter or summer, the electricity would sometimes go out. And that meant a lot of other problems to go with it. In the winter, it meant no heat. The electric pump …