My husband, Michael, tells a lot of humorous stories from his childhood, and one of my favorites involves his middle school art teacher. There was an unfortunate classroom...
[Quick note right off the bat] When I refer to "pride," I don't mean "self-regard" or "self-worth." Those are good! We are God's creation, and that makes every soul valuable. I'm...
Scripture tells me to submit to God. In other words, let God be boss. But isn’t submission for wimps? I don't want to be wimpy. I want to be strong and brave and...
How sinful can I be and still go to heaven? Have you ever wondered it? Com'on, admit it. You have. I unconsciously ask myself this question on a daily basis. I don’t use these...
Today's post is part of Sister Michelle Watson's series Deny Yourself and Follow Jesus. Let’s start this part of the discussion by taking a good, long look at the rich young...
Today's article starts a new series on the topic "Deny Yourself and Follow Jesus." Well, it's actually an old series—it may ring a few bells for longtime readers. Sister Michelle...
It's a normal Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. I'm in the kitchen sweeping crumbs. Or washing dishes. Or trying to write a blog article real quick. From a faraway corner of the house, I hear...
Like a tiny tornado, my two small sons whirl into the house from outside. They spill through the door, noisy as all get-out, asking questions like "What's 65 plus 75?" and "What...
Today's article is from the Blessing Bits column from the September 2020 issue of The Gospel News. When I was about 6, we were taking one of our family trips. We were coming...
It's January 1, 2021. Now things are supposed to go back to normal, right? 2020 is over, so the bad stuff has to stop. We all know this isn't true. Pandemics know nothing of...