A FRESH START
August 17th, 2025
"He will abundantly pardon."        Isaiah 55:7 NKJVThe largest bulldozer in the world is the D575A. It's 16 feet long, 25 feet wide, 41 feet high, and weighs 225,000 pounds. It was once used in a cou...  Read More
by Glenda Rhodeman
ARE YOU FEELING THE HEAT?
August 16th, 2025
"I have refined you...I have tested you in the furnace of affliction."       Isaiah 48:10 NIVC. S. Lewis said, "God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our  pain; ...  Read More
by Glenda Rhodeman
GOD'S FOOTPRINTS
August 15th, 2025
"Your footprints were not seen."        Psalm 77:19 NIVThe psalmist wrote, "Your path led through...mighty waters, though your footprints were not seen" (v. 19 NIV). When you can't see God's "footprin...  Read More
by Glenda Rhodeman
HAVE YOU BEEN WOUNDED IN CHURCH (2)
August 14th, 2025
"I will build my church."              Matthew 16:18Author Sherry Surratt notes that when Jesus promised to build His church, "[he] wasn't just talking about the bricks or wood that form a...building,...  Read More
by Glenda Rhodeman
HAVE YOU BEEN WOUNDED IN CHURCH (1)
August 13th, 2025
"I will build my church."        Matthew 16:18Being hurt by another Christian can be devastating, but the church is filled with imperfect people who do things they shouldn't. As C. S. Lewis said, "God...  Read More
by Glenda Rhodeman
DEALING WITH STRESS-PRODUCING PEOPLE
August 12th, 2025
"If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men."      Romans 12:18 NKJVAt times it's impossible to be at peace with certain people. Recognizing this reality, the apostle Pa...  Read More
by Glenda Rhodeman
COMMUNICATION THAT WORKS AT HOME
August 11th, 2025
"Speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become...mature."      Ephesians 4:15 NIVVirginia Satir, a founder of family systems therapy, determined that most families have five styles of communicati...  Read More
by Glenda Rhodeman
GRACE--WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST
August 10th, 2025
"We will find grace to help us when we need it most."       Hebrews 4:16 NLTDuring World War II, Corrie ten Boom and her Dutch family hid many Jews from the Nazis. Eventually, she was caught and put i...  Read More
by Glenda Rhodeman
SEEING YOURSELF THROUGH GOD'S EYES (2)
August 9th, 2025
"You are complete in Him."          Colossians 2:10 NKJVOne Christian author writes: "What if everywhere you went, you ran into someone you didn't like?  You attend a party and have to endure her conv...  Read More
by Glenda Rhodeman
SEEING YOURSELF THROUGH GOD'S EYES (1)
August 8th, 2025
"We are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus."       Ephesians 2:10 NIVIf you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? Most of us could come up with a long list! The fact is, Jesus...  Read More
by Glenda Rhodeman
A LIFE-ENRICHING HABIT
August 7th, 2025
"Evening...morning, and at noon, will I pray."     Psalm 55:17An ancient European monastery perched on a high ledge was accessible only by way of a basket that was held in place by a single rope on a ...  Read More
by Glenda Rhodeman
ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED FORTY
August 6th, 2025
"Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom."       Psalm 90:12 NLTA woman once had a dream in which an angel was giving her this message: "As a reward for your virtues, th...  Read More
by Glenda Rhodeman
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