Do Cats Mourn?
When after 17 years, my two cats had to be put down within the same month, my husband and I were pretty devastated. Those of you who love...
Read MoreRescue at Sea – The Miracle Power of Prayer
We were so excited! Our friends Jack and Linda had invited us to the Channel Islands on their yacht. The Channel is a chain of eight...
Read MoreUnshakable and Lasting Love
Recently, a mother used her own body to shield her young children as two tornados ripped through her Midwest home one after the other....
Read MoreThe Finch Condo
This morning, I chose to run in the hillsides around my house. The weather was spectacular, the air crisp. As I rounded one bend, I...
Read MoreThe Courage of Convictions
In 1 Peter 3:15, we are taught to “always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that...
Read MoreScience Wins Young Hearts in India
We’re back from India! The experience was powerful. Travel to our final destination on the southeast coast took 30 consecutive...
Read MoreTouching the Untouchables
And we’re off India to help out a ministry called Hope for People International (http://www.hope-for-people.org/)in a remote...
Read MoreFirmly Planted
Recently, 90-mile-an-hour winds ripped through the San Gabriel Valley overnight wreaking havoc and triggering a state of emergency. Trees...
Read MoreTribute to a Life
In July of this year, I lost my beloved Uncle Ian to Alzheimers. For those of you who have been through this, you know what a cruel and...
Read MoreWhen Little Means So Much
According to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, food insecurity now impacts one in seven households in America. As a statistic, this is hard...
Read MoreA Blessing Tree This Thanksgiving
We recently celebrated my husband’s birthday with a big bash. Every corner of the house was filled with spectacular flowers, live...
Read MoreLife’s Fragile Thread
When I was 12, I lost my mother suddenly in a plane crash. That sunny November morning she had helped me dress for school and then, by...
Read MorePearls of Suffering, Wings of Grace
When a grain of sand gets into an oyster, the oyster begins defending its soft tissue against the irritation by secreting repeated layers...
Read MoreWhere Is Your Treasure?
Shock…horror…disgust…tears…anger…recrimination…my feelings raced like torrents of scalding lava. I was...
Read MoreWhen God Says No
A week ago, I had a scary encounter with a scorpion. My arms full of grocery bags and my keys in the front door. I felt something fall...
Read MoreNo Fingertip Prayers
With life moving at the speed of Twitter, finding quality time for prayer is always a challenge. We sputter prayers as we dash out to...
Read MorePowers of Usefulness
Discovering More of God “You do not find out what muscles you have until you are called upon to use them. You do not know the...
Read MoreThe House That God Built
“Imagine yourself as a living house. God comes in to rebuild that house. At first, perhaps, you can understand what He is doing. He...
Read MoreHow to Hold Steady In Trials
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.” (Isaiah 26:3) But how do we remain...
Read MoreNo Religion
The renowned British minister Dick Lucas once preached a sermon in which he recounted an imaginary conversation between an early Christian...
Read MoreHurricane of the Heart
“How can you live with the terrifying thought that the hurricane has become human, that fire has become flesh, that life itself...
Read MoreTouched by the Spirit
One morning just a few weeks ago, I was driving to work. You know the drill: traffic, congestion, stress…an ordinary day, and the...
Read MoreThe Carpet Dance
A few years ago, I was living in Melbourne, Australia and went to see the Netherlands Ballet (http://www.het-ballet.nl/.) It had been a...
Read MoreBe Anxious For Nothing
There are times in life when we can be overcome with anxiety and fear. Loss of a loved one, failing health, a broken marriage, wayward...
Read MoreSleeping Beauty
It’s amazing what a little rain can do. Our living overlooks deep canyons and majestic mountains. In summer, the hills are brown...
Read MoreThe Greatest Swap
What does God see when He looks at me? He’s delighted. Delighted!! How is that possible? I know my failings, my heart, my...
Read MoreTrue Change
Now that President Obama has declared his reelection bid and the run for the White House begins, I confess a love/hate relationship with...
Read MoreDoors of Opportunity
In the inspiring movie “Temple Grandin” the luminous Clare Danes plays the world-famous animal scientist and autism self-advocate Dr....
Read MoreNo Other Gods
In the Book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon advisesCross that “a man can do nothing better than to eat and drink and find satisfaction in his...
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