The Culture of Hope Founded on Faith
Monthly Archives: July 2017
Modeling the Magic Words
A few years ago I bought a really nice outdoor barbecue grill for my husband’s Christmas gift. It was the best gift I could ever have given myself. Since then he has voluntarily done most of the cooking for us. It’s been lovely for me and early on I learned to thank him each time, even when there was too much garlic or spice added to the dishes. As I was thanking him for the meal…..
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Faith Looks Up
One of my favorite hymns as a child was “My Faith Looks up to Thee” by Lowell Mason. The third verse says
While Life’s dark maze I tread and grief around me spread, be thou my guide. Bid darkness turn to day, wipe sorrow’s tears away, nor let me ever stray from thee aside.
As a child I did not truly understand sorrow and grief. Yes there were those I knew who had died and whose families…..
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Spending Time with God
When I discovered that I had lost my cellphone yesterday, I experienced a similar feeling to what I experience when I do not spend quality time with my Lord.
Women carry big purses for a reason and mine is no exception. I carry emergency stuff in it that I would sorely miss when needed–like a nail file, anti-histamine cream and pills, cough drops, emergency inhaler, hand lotion, cellphone. My phone was in a pouch that hung…..
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Today on Facebook I encountered two posts from “Hope for the Broken Hearted”.
One was a “Prayer of Release” in which the supplicant releases burdens and control to God, requests the promised peace of God, and thanks God for the subsequent protection and sustaining peace. The Bible clearly calls us to humble ourselves before God and to cast our cares on Him in 1 Peter 5:6-7. Philippians 4:6-7 gives us the rest of the mandate that results in the peace…..