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I’ve looked at life from both sides now, From win and lose, and still somehow It’s life’s illusions I recall. I really don’t know life at all.  – Joni Mitchell It’s such a small amount of money, but I’m realizing … Continue reading →

An Iranian woman was asked what was the most difficult part in her adjustment to living in the United States. She didn’t say anything about the different environment for women as might have been expected. Instead, she said the most … Continue reading →

Everybody worships something or someone. Worship may be a new emphasis these days, but it is not new for human beings. We have been doing it since we were created. God did more than create us and tell us to … Continue reading →

How many times have we seen it? How many movies end with lovers racing, crawling, swimming, or taking trains, planes, busses, or automobiles to get to each other’s arms? It’s because it’s part of the script for a successful romantic … Continue reading →

Look at the marriage of Jesus… the one with the Bride who sleeps around, never listens, disowns, scorns, dishonors, runs away, intentionally proves to be more interested in anything but her husband, is selfish and bears the children of every … Continue reading →

But when all was going well, your people turned to sin again… (Nehemiah 9:28 NLT) Any study of the Old Testament history of the nation of Israel reveals an on again, off again pattern of the people’s relationship with God. … Continue reading →

Nehemiah was just a guy who loved the Lord and cared about His people. He wasn’t a king or a prophet. He was a Jewish cupbearer, in charge of the wine for the Persian King Artaxerxes while the Jews were … Continue reading →

On the day that you were born the angels got together And decided to create a dream come true So they sprinkled moon dust in your hair And golden starlight in your eyes of blue Remember this one by the … Continue reading →

…perplexed, but not in despair… (2 Corinthians 4:8) We are human. We are dysfunctional. We are prone to disease, temptation, addictions, anxiety and every form of depression. We get tired. We lose our keys. We forget where we parked our … Continue reading →

This is one of those days that feels like it’s being squeezed from both ends and it’s going to burst somewhere in the middle. Marti sat up in bed like a bolt early this morning and started listing things that … Continue reading →