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...
There Is Always a Certainty

There Is Always a Certainty

A few years ago, I came across this quote and held on to it because I felt it provided a nice reminder that there are some natural certainties in life. There is always darkness before daylight.  There is always turbulence before quietness. There is always...
The Battle Is the Lord’s

The Battle Is the Lord’s

“And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord’s, and he will give you into our hands.” (1 Samuel 17:47) Ahh, the famous words of David to Goliath. Could he have possibly known that this powerful declaration...
Bring the Rain

Bring the Rain

Today’s article written by Sister Alyssa Maddox is part of our Friday guest column hosted by the young people from the Lake Worth Branch, Florida.  I’ve always found it ironic that Florida is called the Sunshine State. In the summer, it rains every afternoon...