gratitude

I Samuel 18:5-9  —  Whatever mission Saul sent him on, David was so successful that Saul gave him a high rank in the army.  This pleased all the troops, and Saul’s officers as well.  When the men were returning home after David had killed the Philistine (Goliath), the women came out from all the towns […]

     (…continued)  The third reason people don’t feel good even though they have more is what Easterbrook calls “collapse anxiety.”  Even if people do realize they have it pretty good these days, there is reason to fear that it won’t last.  Terror threats, stock market crashes, global unrest, and so many things in our dangerous

     I have always enjoyed listening to elderly folks talk about life in the old days.  My grandparents remembered life before the automobile, before electricity, and before indoor plumbing.  My parents remember experiencing as children the hardships of growing up during the Great Depression.  And in this fast changing world, people my age look

By Lutheran pastor David G. Johnson, The Road Once Traveled, 1991, pages 36-38 (adapted).      My grandmother, Annie, had real difficulty accepting a compliment or even “thank you.”  She would respond with denials.  “Oh, no,” she would protest, “it was nothing.”  The cookies which everyone thought were terrific, the “melting in your mouth” variety,

     Pastor H.B. Charles tells the following story about a woman he knew who showed up at church and prayed the same simple prayer.  “O Lord, thank you Jesus,” she prayed week after week.  The kids at church would start laughing every time she opened her mouth because they knew it would be the

     Imagine getting through your busy day without arms or legs.  Picture your life without the ability to walk, care for your basic needs, or even embrace those you love.  Meet Nicholas Vujicic (pronounced VOO-yee-cheech).  Without any medical explanation or warning, Nick was born in 1982 in Melbourne, Australia, without arms and legs.  The Vujicic

By Randy Alcorn, in the Spring 2015 issue of Eternal Perspectives      God isn’t just in life’s monumental things.  He’s present in the little things: rain drops, the artistry of spider webs, and the sound of an acoustic guitar.  A child’s laugh, surfing songs, a swing set, sprinklers, and the smell of split cedar.

           JEALOUSY:  It starts early ——————      (…continued)  A man was complaining to his neighbor about his bad luck in his business and finances.  He was wondering why he could not be as lucky and as well off as their other neighbor down the street who had been extremely successful