The one who can hurt you the most is usually the one who knows you the best. Strangers being rude, dismissive and the like hurts for a while, but they’re strangers. When it comes to family and friends, though, if ont dealt with properly the hurt can lead to all kinds of nasty stuff lurking […]
Read More Conflict Resolution in RelationshipsSome have it in their mind. Some have a physical location. Some use it on a regular routine basis. Some only get to access the place infrequently. There is value in having a place. That place. A place for recuperation and restoration. A place for reflection and rejuvenation. Life can be relentless. That is not […]
Read More That PlaceI hope His light of righteousness guides you. I trust His wisdom to direct you. I know His mercy will restore. I’m sure His grace will lift you. Let the power of His presence fill you and let the knowledge of His word inform you. Focus on Him always and comfort, consolation, rebuke and correction […]
Read More Dryden Shorts: Words To Build OnIt’s as though he didn’t get it. The bills were huge. His wife had just made another unnecessary purchase. The children had pressing needs and now the car had broken down and that would require some monies to fix as well. That would have sent his wife into a tailspin of fretting. He just appeared […]
Read More No Need To WorryIt is not accepted by everyone. It is vigorously resisted in some areas. It is benignly neglected in other areas. Aggression and apathy form twin attacks in the effort to diminish the opportunity to embrace the rule of God. These weapons are joined by efforts at misinformation, compromise and corruption. Efforts made as much from […]
Read More Who Rules? Renewed CommitmentThe effort is great to make sure a wedge is placed in relationships. One tool used to drive that wedge is anger. You hurt me – by what you did or by what you said. You hurt me and my reaction to that is to be angry. That anger is sometimes expressed in openly hostile […]
Read More King Jesus Says – Be Reconciled(What is it to be a godly woman in an ungodly world? This question inspired me to invite some talented writers to contribute their responses. Shirley R. Evans, based in Manchester, is first and foremost passionate about seeing Kingdom impact in her local community. Inspired by the question,Inspired by the question, in the first part Shirley […]
Read More Freedom and the Godly Woman: 4 – He Takes The Broken …They want your vote. A vote for them is a vote for change. A vote for them is a vote for things getting better. A vote for them is a vote for the ones who listen and respond decisively to provide what you know is needed for a better world. You vote for them and […]
Read More Who Rules? You Can’s Vote For ThisHe leads and rules by example. He cares for those He leads and gives His life for them. He leads them through dark situations and keeps them on track as He leads them through. He leads them to places of restoration and nourishment. He does all this in the knowledge that those He leads will […]
Read More Who Rules? For Peace SakeMark was known for being driven. He achieved success, they said, because of his drive. Where others would slack, Mark would not give an inch. It helped for his push to be the best at the 100m. At the school level, it only took a teacher questioning whether he had what it took to beat […]
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