It happened again. I was soundly sleeping, and suddenly awake. Sometimes I think my heavenly Father wakes me up in the night for a talk.This usually means that I proceed to the bed of one of my children to awaken them for the same talk I just had with my Father. This time [...]

“So what’s a devil to do when a Christian is growing, thriving, and impacting the lives of others? Any ideas, fellow demons?”
“I know! Make them proud! Get them to begin looking around at their brothers and sisters who haven’t made the same decisions they have, and make them think they [...]

Rhema is a Greek word. In the greek New Testament there is more than one word for “word”. One is logos. Another is rhema. When I say that I received a rhema I mean that as I was reading the Word of God or meditating on the Word it spoke to me–perhaps [...]

As a young girl I encountered what was considered to be harmless fun by some Christians. I was a pastor’s daughter and learned what I did in the home of Christians, from students in my public elementary school, and from my neighbor. The types of “harmless” witchcraft I encountered included:

Sometimes it’s good to ask why we do things the way we do them. When I was growing up in a pastor’s home, going to every activity the church offered, helping on the bus, teaching in classes, going to camps, cheering at sports events, I was absorbing ideas about how things are to be [...]

This morning a friend emailed asking for scriptures to use in teaching her son about the appearance of a Christian young man. I thought others might be interested as well.

Have you noticed lately how scruffy many of our young men prefer to look? You’ve seen them.
Their hair looks like it should have been cut just a week or 3 ago. They haven’t shaved in a week. When you mention a shave or a haircut they are evasive. You may be [...]

“Remove not the ancient landmark which thy fathers have set.”   I’ve read that lots of times but this morning the verse speaks to me.   In the past I’ve read the verse and thought about the landmarks that divided property.   Of course it would be wrong for a person to arbitrarily move the property line, stealing [...]

There are many reasons to teach but the one I am concentrating on today is a benefit for the teacher. 

As a mother of seven, ages 14-24 I often have one-on-one talks with young people.  This morning I talked with a young person who could be said to be gently pushing the boundaries in the areas of dress, music and hairstyle.  As I talked a clear analogy came to mind.