Archive for April 2014
What Is Your Response When Others Make Mistakes?
It happened at church. My family had come early, and as we walked down the hallway, a young mother tried to drop off her two-year-old at the nursery. The worker explained that unfortunately they couldn’t take any children yet. The mother’s reaction caught me by surprise. She swept her child into her arms, shouted “Thanks…
Keep Reading...The Importance of Unity Among Military Wives
One day, I attended a class for spouses and the instructor told us a story. Her story involved a friend of hers who became the victim of bullying among other military spouses. Her friend became isolated from the military community, and kept a distance for fear of judgement and ridicule once again. Later, her world…
Keep Reading...Psalm Snob
I have a confession to make. For years I avoided reading the Psalms in my personal devotion time. I think that somewhere in my prideful heart I assumed that the Psalms were for people who couldn’t handle the rest of the Bible. In my mind they had become a kind of, “Bible Lite.” This attitude…
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