A Daniel Kind of Courage

A Daniel Kind of Courage

Today’s article is part of our summer series, “Be of Good Courage.” It’s 6th century B.C. and many Jews are captives in Babylon. King Darius has made a decree that nobody can pray to anyone or any god other than him. If someone breaks the decree, the...
Thankful in Good Times and Bad

Thankful in Good Times and Bad

Recently, I was up all night with an upset stomach due to something I ate.  I got to thinking about how, for most of us, when we’re feeling fine—free from stomach pain, body aches, joint pain, headaches—we don’t think much about our body. We just expect it...
Prayer Changes Things

Prayer Changes Things

It’s funny, I can’t remember what I had for lunch yesterday, yet some things instantly trigger memories so vivid in my mind’s eye that I see every detail of a past moment in time. When I was a little girl and had sleepovers at my grandparents’ home, I slept on a...
Managing Your Mind

Managing Your Mind

I heard a quote the other day. It’s actually a question, and goes like this: “If I had a bad day, was it really all bad? Or did I let one difficult moment dictate how I felt the rest of the day?” This reminded me that God is far more interested in changing my...