Category Archives: Spiritual Encouragement

Discipline: The dreaded “D” word!

Discipline. For me, it’s the dreaded “D-word”! I have been discipline-challenged for many years. It’s just one of those nagging issues that I can’t seem to get a grip on. Can any of you relate? I am a laid back … Continue reading

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What are the character traits of effective Christian adults?

  Parenting is not an exact science, to be sure. When our children are young and we are in the trenches, doing the day-to-day work of it, we don’t often step back to think about the character outcomes that we … Continue reading

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Counting my Blessings

“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” Psalm 100:4-5 (NIV) Thankfulness . . . where do I begin? As I think about my life this week of Thanksgiving, I … Continue reading

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How to Have Peace in an Uncertain World

From the beheading of Christians on our TV screens, to the bombing of innocent people from Boston to Paris by terrorist suicide bombers, not a day goes by that we are not confronted with horrific events that lead us to fear … Continue reading

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Why Church?

Families today “do church” in a variety of ways. Some attend traditional churches while others meet in small home group settings. Still others worship with just their nuclear families in their own home in what has come to be known as the … Continue reading

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