How can we pray for Israel?

How can we pray for Israel?

It is difficult to know how to pray against pure evil. Sometimes anger and wrath can lead our prayers instead of God. I’ve often said Satan isn’t concerned with what side of an issue in which we choose to sin. If we sin, evil wins regardless of our position.  The...
Three blessings for restored faith

Three blessings for restored faith

Throughout our ministry, we have often spent time with people who recently lost a loved one. Invariably, the conversation turns to the last time they saw that person and the last words that had been spoken. Sometimes, their parting words gave them a sense of peace or...
If you had to list one hundred . . .

If you had to list one hundred . . .

If you couldn’t take your seat at the Thanksgiving table until . . . If you couldn’t turn on the television set and watch the game until . . .  If you had to wash ALL the dishes unless . . .  What?  If our Thanksgiving holiday couldn’t take place until...
Christmas blessings to you and yours

Christmas blessings to you and yours

My favorite Christmas meditation is Emmanuel, God with us.  That was God’s pure intention for Christmas. The Creator of all there is wanted to be with us and always has.  If, right now, as you are reading these words, you felt him put his arm around you or...
What happened to Thanksgiving this year?

What happened to Thanksgiving this year?

A note from Janet: Before I blog, a quick suggestion.  I wrote this year’s Advent book last spring, not knowing what Christmas 2020 was going to look like; but God did. The first entry begins December 1.  If you want a copy of Our Christmas Stories, you can...