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“…and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:24 Amazing Grace is one of my favorite hymns – and certainly one of the most well-known hymns of all time. Here are some of its beautiful words: Amazing […]
Do you love yourself? Many people may hesitate to say “yes” because we often think of self-love as being prideful, arrogant and even narcissistic. However, the Bible indicates that it is proper and necessary to love yourself to a reasonable degree – just not in […]
“It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.” Psalm 18:32 Are you a perfectionist? If you’re not sure, think about these questions. Do you: Often worry that you said or did the wrong thing? Read too much into others’ comments? […]
Often when we think of self-care, we visualize images of massages, facials, spas and luxurious bath products. We tend to see self-care as an indulgence – and may even see it as being a little selfish. But it’s not, it’s essential to our well-being. So, […]
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” Ephesians 6:10 When things are going pretty well for us, we may forget, but we face a spiritual […]
“Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.” Proverbs 14:29 Anger is commonly defined as “a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.” The Mayo Clinic says that anger is a natural response to a perceived threat against […]
Remember “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” from Snow White. Most of us became familiar with this when we were kids. And sadly, that’s when many of us began to think that “happily ever afters” were only for the beautiful […]
Last week, I wrote that one of my words of the year is trust. In 2020, I am going to work towards trusting God with everything. Because God is trustworthy and because we are to emulate His character to the fullest possible extent, we are […]
Have you ever gotten one of those Christmas cards that include family updates for the year? Something like – Buffy got a full scholarship to Yale. Biff finished his residency and is going to be Chief of Staff at General Hospital. He and his lovely […]
The Proverbs 31 woman is the Wonder Woman of the Bible. She annoyingly conquers life with little or no difficulty. She is a woman of virtue and character. As I began writing to compare and contrast “hot mess” (me) with this virtuous woman, I thought – […]
