100 Weeks of Wonder!
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8 NIV Hello, my friends! This week I celebrate my 100th Wondertakings post. Can you believe it? When...
Everything Is Kung Fu: Part 2
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” James 1:2-3 NIV “Train yourself for a holy life!” 1 Timothy 4:7 CEB My youngest child just received her first-degree black belt in tae kwon do....
Go! Fight! Win!
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another — and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” Hebrews 10:24-25 “Look for the best in...
I’m Working My Way Up to Proverbs 31!
“My children, listen when your father corrects you. Pay attention and learn good judgment, for I am giving you good guidance. Don’t turn away from my instructions.” Proverbs 4:1-2 NLT My oldest daughter and I were commiserating the other day about Proverbs 31 and how inadequate it sometimes makes us...
How to Pass the Test
“You have put us to the test, God;as silver is purified by fire, so you have tested us.” Psalm 66:10 GNT It’s Final Exam time at the college where I teach, and this part of the semester is always full of anxiety for students and faculty alike. None of...
Is God Listening?
“O God, listen to my cry!Hear my prayer!” Psalm 61:1 NLT Sometimes we think God isn’t listening. We cry out to Him and wait for Him to answer our prayers, and nothing happens. What’s going on? Probably the first thing we worry about when we feel abandoned by God...
Martian Perseverance
” . . . we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope.” Romans 5:3-4 NIV If you haven’t seen The Martian, it’s about an astronaut named Mark Watney who gets separated from his crew during an emergency evacuation from...