Becoming a christian is the work of a moment; being a christian is the work of a lifetime.
-Billy Graham
Dia DHuit From Dublin Ireland!
Dia duit translates, God be with you! Our travel to Dublin, Ireland begins with a bit of history. In the late 1700s, they knew little about the importance of clean drinking water.
Cheers From Oxford England!
Cheers from Oxford England! Oxford is a little over an hour from Heathrow Airport in London. Founded in 1096, the University of Oxford’s alumni includes 30 international leaders, 28 British Prime Ministers, 160 Olympic medal winners, 50 Nobel Prize winners, 47 Nobel Laureates, 11 saints, along with renowned writers, scientists, and actors.
Guten Tag from East Germany!
Guten Tag from East Germany! Traveling can be a life-changing experience because it enlivens our senses and opens our minds.
Finding Peace | A Devotional For Emotional Healing
Fighting emotional battles, desperate in finding peace, I turned to God and began an intense period of Bible study and prayer.
Choosing Peace Series | Conclusion
In this series, we have seen how God’s commands lead us to experience the fulfillment of His promises, giving us a path in choosing peace.
Choosing Peace Series | Purpose
Even Adam and Eve questioned the purpose of life. Apparently, naming all the animals, taking care of paradise, and walking with God in the garden, didn’t stop them thinking, is there more?
Choosing Peace Series | Motivation
Motivation is a vast subject, and analyzing our internal impulses is a lifelong task. Are we motivated by encouragement or negative circumstances? Is it part of our mental make-up or is it learned? Is our behavior motivated by past experiences, societal pressures, and worldly desires? How do these compare to God’s promises?
Choosing Peace Series | Attitude
He struggled to sell pots and pans door to door. Fast forward forty years and Zig Ziglar talked about attitude to thousands of people during 50 global speaking engagements a year.
Choosing Peace Series | Know Yourself
Would you say you know yourself? Begin by answering these questions:
Choosing Peace Series | Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a commonly misunderstood concept. Forgiveness is hard because we wrap it up in all our feelings of pain, disappointment, shattered expectations, and self-value.
Choosing Peace Series | The Promises
Do we imagine God as beautiful and loving, or convicting judge and punisher? When the Bible mentions the fear of the Lord, are we meant to be afraid? Is God watching to catch us breaking His rules so He might unleash His mighty wrath? Or, like a loving Father, are His commands meant to protect and guide us to our best life? To cho
Seeds of Life or Destruction
A seed doesn’t look like much, yet carries in its tiny being everything needed to grow flowers and fruit. Ideas are like seeds, starting small to produce something larger. Do you plant seeds of life to get beautiful flowers and delicious fruit, or seeds of destruction to get bitter weeds and painful thorns?
This is Not the End of the Story
Meet my lovely 81-year-old mom. She lives with my sister and spends her days listening to audio books. She lost her vision in 1998 to a drug interaction, and 9 years later, she lost her husband to cancer. Mom wondered if her story was over. But God proved she had more chapters to come, and even today is not the end of the story.
Questioning Jesus
Have you attended a Sunday School class encouraging you to imagine what it would have been like to live in Jesus’ time? Teachers ask, was questioning Jesus okay? I didn’t really appreciate the purpose of the exercise. My imagination had a hard time getting past the thoughts of limited bathing and no deodor
Have a Rango Kind of Day
Let me introduce you to my rescue dog. He’s got a Chihuahua head and Pug body with a curled tail. He was two years old and scrawny when we brought him home. Now he’s, well, no longer scrawny. His name, Rango, seemed to suit him.
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day is a peculiar holiday. Men dressed in old-fashioned suits and odd hats pull a large, rat-looking creature from a box and hold him up before a crowd of cheering people. The creature reveals if we will experience more winter, or can expect an early spring.
Give Peace a Chance
After my home rearranging project, I took a couple of days to enjoy the fruits of my labor. My “new” space was relaxing and restorative, worth all the hard work. How often do I give peace a chance?
Don’t Let Unintended Consequences Steal Peace
Last week I mentioned a de-cluttering project that produced an unexpected journey down memory lane. This week progressed into unintended-consequences-steal-peace territory.
MEMORIES AND PEACE OF MIND
On New Year’s Day, determined to promote my life of peace, I needed to take my advice and pack up the clutter. What seemed like an ordinary household task would challenge me to reconcile my memories and peace of mind. My crazy idea to clean out and rearrange resulted in a 2 by 8 foot […]
HOW TO FEEL PEACE OF MIND (FREE WORKBOOK)
We search for encouragement, fight fear and anxiety, and wonder if it is possible to have the life we want—a life filled with peace. Have courage! With God, and a little DIY, it is possible to feel peace of mind.
TOP 5 WAYS TO A PEACEFUL YEAR
Going into the new year, do we feel the same, like we are dealing with the same old issues? Here are the top 5 ways to a peaceful year:
RELAX IN HIS LOVE
Something about winter makes us slow down. Remind yourself to take some extra time to relax in God’s love.
THE GIFT of CREATIVITY
God created us in His image and gave us His best gift: creativity. There is always a part of us that wants to create. Being creative keeps our brains healthy and our souls connected to the Creator.
CHRISTIANS AND MENTAL HEALTH
A perfect follow-up to the Illumination Series: Christians and Mental Health. Anxiety and depression impact our thoughts, perceptions, feelings, and be
BUILDING A LIFE OF PEACE
We could sum up all of our life struggles with one word: peace; honestly, our lack of peace. How much turmoil could we avoid by building a life of peace? This is possible by starting with a foundation based on God’s promises.
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-Dana