I bury myself in my busyness…
Do you have this problem too? When I take time in the morning to spend time with God, to come to the waters and drink, I feel and know the Lord with me throughout the day. But there’s this stubborn person inside of me that doesn’t want to do that. Instead...Remembering in an election year what we believers have in common
In this election year, it is easy to get all swept away with election-related fervor. “I’m right,” we think, “and those guys are wrong.” We may even get all hot under the collar and do some shouting. Those other guys are fools! Idiots!...Who is in charge of your day?
I’m in a Bible study of the Gospel of Mark now, using materials written by theologian Tim Keller. In the first chapter of Mark, we are challenged to consider what we learn about the Kingdom of God by reading what Jesus is doing. Jesus is healing those who come...Growing in faith
I think I’ve been coasting through life lately. I’m contemplating what the apostle Paul wrote in Romans 12:1-2 and wondering how it’s challenging me to grow today. “I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your...Football, a metaphor for the Christian life
In my small group studying Romans, we grappled with Chapter 7, where the Apostle Paul describes his struggle with sin. He switches from past tense to present tense and launches into a confession: “For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. …I know that...My story about a prodigal daughter
I’ve written a novel about a prodigal daughter, tentatively titled Finding Home. I wanted to let you all know about it! After working on it for something like two years, I am finally ready to present it to someone who might help me publish it. So I sent it to an...Triplets graduated from high school
Our triplets graduated from high school this May! All with wonderful grades. We’re so proud of them. Two are leaving in the fall. Our nest won’t be emptying exactly, because two will stay with us: our daughter who is 23 lives at home and works, and one of...God’s Friday
Today is God’s Friday, which somehow turned into Good Friday in common English. But it’s still God’s Friday. In fact, every day is God’s. All the time we have on Earth is given to us by Him. It’s a good day to contemplate Jesus’...
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Featured Book by Phyllis Wheeler
The Dog Snatcher: Guardians of Time Book 1
The kid just wants his beloved dog back. Before it’s too late.
Disbelief and shock fill eleven-year-old Jake when a stranger grabs his beloved dog. Jake and his twin Ava chase the scruffy teen down their suburban street, but the thief simply vanishes. So … what is this ancient-looking skeleton key Jake finds in the street? Turning it in the air takes the twins—somewhere else!