image @ dreamstime.com Let me control your mind. The mind is the most restless, unruly part of mankind. Long after you have learned the discipline of holding your tongue, your thoughts defy your will and set themselves up against Me. Man is the pinnacle of my creation, and the human mind is wondrously complex. I risked all by granting you …
Desperate Places
He was on His way to answer a father’s dire plea. She was desperate. Despite the crowded streets of Jerusalem that day, they both pushed through to complete their tasks. Jesus was on a very important mission. So was she. She had been bleeding as many years as the young girl Jesus was heading to visit. Strange coincidence? What else did they …
Charlie Brown Christmas
This is one of my favorite voices reading this passage (Luke 2:8-14). I love Linus. If you’re struggling with the hustle and bustle of Christmas or finding yourself alone or sad, maybe this will help. Somehow it puts it all in perspective. Grace and Peace, andy
It was Christmas Eve and as tradition had it in our family, I got to sleep with my big sister. I think I was seven and Christy 14, and that year I had asked for a baby doll and she a bean bag chair. The orders had been placed, and I was positive Santa would provide. But this year there was …
A Sweet Nativity
Lauren showed me this video last night. It’s one of the sweetest Nativity scenes I think I’ve seen. Brings back memories of one of my proudest moments when I was a little girl–the night I got to play Mary. I don’t remember who Joseph was. Funny what our brains remember and what they choose to forget. I do remember, however, that the …