The Godly Art of Arguing Graciously
The Modern Pilgrim #21- New travelers joined the Good Shepherd’s journey while our foolish Pilgrim wasted time in the Palace of Pride. Some new ones come from villages Pilgrim’s never visited. Their speech and ideas seem off base to her…
Extraordinary Times Demand Extraordinary Christians
This week we’ll take a brief break from Pilgrim’s journey, as I attempt to share with you the jumble of ideas and impressions God is impressing on my heart, concerning our current crisis in America and the response from God…
The Power of Humility
The Modern Pilgrim #20- Pilgrim makes friends with a quiet traveler named Humblekind, an excellent listener, generally soft-spoken but surprisingly ferocious and victorious when the pilgrims are ambushed by Prideful and his pals, Arrogant, Boaster and Self-Pity. Did you know…
Pride Hates the “Small Stuff”-Humility Thrives On It
The Modern Pilgrim # 19- Pilgrim exits the Palace of Pride as no one in the court listened to her stories anyway. The Good Shepherd greets her and assigns her a small task; to clean up the trash from the…
How to Change the World by Listening
The Modern Pilgrim #17- Pilgrim celebrates her victories in the wilderness but is fatigued. Battle-weary she foolishly accepts an invitation to visit the luxurious Palace of Pride and rest awhile. Here she discovers that since each member of the court…
Will Christians Share their Living Water in the Corona virus Desert?
God-followers need to revisit all they know about God’s miracles in barren places, cause people are parched and dying in this Coronavirus desert. This thing we thought would be over in a couple weeks is like a relentless, life- threatening…
Creating Your Best Life By Honoring Others
Do you want to live longer and better? There’s a secret God hides in plain sight in the Bible, the concept of honoring him and others. My darling Grandma, Charlotte Skinkle, lingered between heaven and earth for several weeks while…
Dancing With Your Critics
Special note: This is a chapter excerpted from a book I’m working on entitled, “Mountains and Minefields- Survival Stories from Veterans of the Trenches of Ministry.” I thought my blog followers might also enjoy reading it. Dancing with Your Critics…
How to Find Strength for Hard Situations by Partnering With the Holy Spirit
Do you ever feel helpless and weak in certain situations? Whether you’re up against a life-threatening disease, served divorce papers, contending with an unreasonable boss or agonizing over rebellious children, nobody likes to feel powerless. What if I told you…
The Connection Between Holiness and Happiness
“What makes a people holy, will make them happy.” When I encountered this statement in Mathew Henry’s commentary on Zephaniah 3: 14-20, my first response was, “Huh.” I’d never heard that equation before, that a state of holiness and a…
