Mediterranean terracotta tiles cover most of the first floor of my home. I’ve noticed for a few years now how dirty the grout around those tiles has become. Hiring someone to come in with a big steam cleaner felt like a loud and messy solution to improving the look of the floor. A friend had […]

When You Can’t Satiate Your inner Hunger and Start to Feel Just a Little Bit Stuck
“It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half-hearted creatures, fooling about with drink and sex and ambition when infinite joy is offered us, like an ignorant child who wants to go on making mud pies in a slum because he cannot imagine what is […]

Where Do We Draw the Line?
I recently selected a *book for our book club that several people chose not to read because it contained occasional foul language. None of us endorse crude language, but while some decided swearing in books was unacceptable, others chose not to allow a few unpleasant words to hinder them from exploring the author’s thoughts on […]

The Equality of Easter
How do you know if you are equal to other Christians? Do you look at your fellow parishioners’ clothing and judge whether it is more elegant than yours? Do you measure another’s ability to sing, play an instrument, or teach Sunday school and determine your worth in comparison? We have all envied someone else’s talent, […]

After Salvation: How Optimists and Pessimists Handle Sin
Christians recognize their need for a Savior because everyone sins. They embrace the gift of salvation Jesus offers, amazed that Christ loved us so much He died in our place for the sins we’ve committed. But how do Christians react to sinful acts committed after their salvation? Optimists and pessimists. Each reacts to her own […]

Slow to Anger
How many times have we held onto anger or hurt? Someone says or does something that upsets us, and we take all of it in. We tell them we forgive them with our mouths and on the inside, where no one but God can see, we wrap our hands around the situation. We’re like a […]

Are We Too Busy To Praise God?
Are we too busy to praise God? Hindrance—do you know that there are things that may hinder your praise? Well, there are and today I want to take a look at this close with y’all. noun 1. an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like. 2. the state of being hindered. 3. a person or […]
Revealing Words
The rain was starting to pour. We ran, all five of us, and crammed into the doorway of the visitor center at Rocky Mountain National Park. That’s when I thought I saw him…a famous Christian speaker and writer…coming OUT the door with two of his children. I glanced back at my husband […]

Is There a Way for Our Sin to Be Taken Away?
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ I myself did not know him, but the […]
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