And the Winner Is…

And the Winner Is…

I saw an amazing display of creativity recently.  My granddaughter Catherine entered a cake contest at a local school. Since we were visiting, we got to be in on the event. There were all kinds of cakes. There were pool cakes and mountain cakes, cakes with snow scenes and volcanoes. But it wasn’t in the […]

I saw an amazing display of creativity recently.  My granddaughter Catherine entered a cake contest at a local school. Since we were visiting, we got to be in on the event. There were all kinds of cakes. There were pool cakes and mountain cakes, cakes with snow scenes...
Not My Own!

Not My Own!

Sometimes simple, familiar phrases become new and profound. That happened to me today in my Bible reading as I read Paul’s reminder, “You are not your own.” (I Corinthians 6:19) I understand the theology of this – the atonement that purchased my salvation; that bought me back – but it was the practical reality of […]

Sometimes simple, familiar phrases become new and profound. That happened to me today in my Bible reading as I read Paul’s reminder, “You are not your own.” (I Corinthians 6:19) I understand the theology of this – the atonement that purchased my salvation; that bought...
Not My Own!

Guest blog

My thanks to Cynthia Vogel for posting “All the Vain Things” (my post from April 19th, 2012) on her blog. As always, my prayer it that God will use these words. Below is the link to her blog. Thank you again, Cynthia, for sharing these words. http://cynthialottvogel.blogspot.com/2013/04/guest-post-by-author-esther-lovejoy.html

My thanks to Cynthia Vogel for posting “All the Vain Things” (my post from April 19th, 2012) on her blog. As always, my prayer it that God will use these words. Below is the link to her blog. Thank you again, Cynthia, for sharing these words....
Jesus Stepped Forward

Jesus Stepped Forward

There are two incidents in the gospel of John that so clearly convey the singleness of focus and purpose of Jesus. He was walking directly toward the cross – each step carefully calculated to bring Him there. The first incident is found in John 6:15. “Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make Him […]

There are two incidents in the gospel of John that so clearly convey the singleness of focus and purpose of Jesus. He was walking directly toward the cross – each step carefully calculated to bring Him there. The first incident is found in John 6:15. “Jesus, knowing...
When You Can’t Find God

When You Can’t Find God

Have you ever felt like you just can’t find God? You’re not alone. Job had that same struggle. Job had a lot of things to complain about, but in Job 23:3 we hear the real anguish of his heart. “If only I knew where to find God…” In the midst of Job’s suffering he wanted […]

Have you ever felt like you just can’t find God? You’re not alone. Job had that same struggle. Job had a lot of things to complain about, but in Job 23:3 we hear the real anguish of his heart. “If only I knew where to find God…” In the midst of Job’s suffering he...
A Change in Lifestyle

A Change in Lifestyle

Lisa joined our family at the age of 14. Everything was new and different for her, and even though those differences were good, they were still foreign to what she had known before. Somehow we needed to find a way to ease Lisa into our family. Our lifestyle is even farther removed from God’s than […]

Lisa joined our family at the age of 14. Everything was new and different for her, and even though those differences were good, they were still foreign to what she had known before. Somehow we needed to find a way to ease Lisa into our family. Our lifestyle is even...