My niece Tracy Hutzel and Jason David posted to YouTube a video of ducklings trying to climb stairs in order to be united with their mother who was just ahead of them at the top of the stairs. To them, the stairs were their Mt. Everest. The video went viral and has over 3 million …
Category Archives: Be Encouraged
Faith Small as a Mustard Seed
Did you ever pray like this? “Nothing is impossible for you God, BUT …..” I will be the first one to admit that my faith is somewhat of a see-saw at times, going back and forth between my small faith and my little faith (yes there is a difference; I will explain herein). Some days …
A light in every storm
In the picture shown, the sun has gone down and it is dark and snowing outside, and through the trees a church with its steeple is lit. God is calling; God is beckoning us to come in. Do we accept God’s invitation to come in out of the cold and into His presence, or do …
Proof that you love someone / Love and Marriage
“The proof that you love someone is not that you have warm affectionate feelings toward them. The proof is in your actions, your words and your sacrifice, your willingness to give the best of yourself and your willingness to get nothing in return.” ~Katherine Walden Love is not always a warm and cushy feeling that …
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Victory through praise
Often times it is we who hinder God’s solution to our problems through disobedience to God and unbelief. So what then can we do to release God’s power over our circumstances? Merlin Carothers is a well know Christian author who has written numerous books on praise. He shared in his book “Prison to Praise” …
Better is sorrow than laughter
In Ecclesiastes 7:3, it says “Better is sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.” (Youngs Literal Translation). The New American Standard Bible says “Sorrow is better than laughter, For when a face is sad a heart may be happy”. I don’t believe that Solomon was saying that laughter …
Embracing Conflict and Suffering
None of us likes conflict, but it is part and parcel with life. With conflict, often there is suffering. Conflict can be anything from a disagreement with someone to a struggle of the mind, to a spiritual battle. Failed relationships, businesses that crash, spiritual warfare, are just some of the types of conflict that so …