Articles featuring books from which I’ve gleaned valuable truths
For what are you waiting, hoping, daring to believe? An unexpected late snowfall has dumped a chill on the first signs of spring at our house. They say hope deferred makes the heart sick. (Prov.13:12) So what’s the antidote? I suppose it’s something like being patient, and establishing our hearts in the truth of what’s […]
I’ve had an interesting challenge this week. I’ve been helping Rachel learn to write Book Reviews, only to discover for myself how difficult this can be! The best way to teach a thing is to first do it yourself. So I set out to review Gary Thomas’ book, Authentic Faith. The catch for me was […]
Thanks to a perceptive friend I have a note to add to last week’s words, a softer note. She encouraged me to look at the stages of development in a child and compare them to our maturing process as children of God. Each stage is normal and necessary… ***A child is helpless and hungry […]
“Wanting God to be God is very different from wanting God to help us.” (Gulp.) I was arrested by that statement. It followed in the wake of a related question that’s been on my mind lately. Namely, Does God exist for me–to bless me, help me, answer all my questions, provide all my needs (and […]
One of the lovely things about summer is the long uncharted days when duty doesn’t call so loudly and it’s possible to slip away to a sunny spot with a good book. I am particularly interested in biographies and find writer’s own autobiographies to be a real treat, because they are so well written! […]