From a Hole
October 26, 2024 by Cheri Cowell
Filed under Daily Devotions, Life Topics
By Cheri Cowell
Have you ever fallen in a hole? Recently my local news shared the story of a woman who, while out walking her dog, fell into a ten-foot deep, two-foot wide cylinder-shaped hole. It took several hours for the rescuers to safely extract her from her earthen prison.
There have been many times I’ve fallen into a hole. Oh, not a real hole, but a hole nonetheless. These are the dark times in my life; times when I’ve felt alone, persecuted, misunderstood, even abandoned by God. There is no way God can reach me here, I say, knowing that it’s not true.
Summer Clearance
October 17, 2024 by Gina Stinson
Filed under Daily Devotions, Life Topics
It’s that time of year. Stores are calling your name with signs that yell “Summer Clearance, Summer Markdowns, Summer Savings.” But in reality, the message they are sending is “Summer’s Over.” School starts in just a matter of days and routine will replace lazy days of summer. It’s a fact.
We love summer because it gives us a change of pace. Kids run wild, we vacation, we plan fun events…it’s a virtual party with spend-the-night guests and late nights. The variety makes it fun and come February we are literally salivating on it’s memory.
Looks Can Be Deceiving
September 14, 2024 by admin
Filed under Life Topics
Have you ever met someone who made a really lousy first impression? Have you ever been introduced and immediately you wrote them off and stereotyped them as common, ordinary, average—only to find out later that they were terribly gifted in some area?
Bad for Our Bodies Good for Our Souls
September 5, 2024 by admin
Filed under Life Topics
The recent elections in Iran have fomented a burgeoning revolution of people standing up against government corruption. On the political level, it is a power play over who’s in control. On the popular level, Iran is crossing a threshold of what people there are willing to put up with, and the implications for the whole Middle East, and indirectly for all of us, could be huge.
How to Lose Weight in all the Right Places
August 25, 2024 by admin
Filed under Life Topics
“Weight Loss Tips” is the 42nd top keyword searched online today, and it stays in the top 500 most of the time. Why? Because almost everyone is concerned about their weight. Some worry about how they look and how their clothes fit. Others want to lose weight to improve health. Some lose weight to please others—some to please self. And sadly, most of us know more about HOW to lose weight than we actually DO lose weight.
