“[B]ut Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.” (Luke 2:19, NLT) Did you have a treasure box growing up? I did. In my treasure box I had a very old dollar coin that my Mom had given to me, some chapstick, and various other items that you might have [...]

He was 80 and old. My friend was 50 and still mad at him. He had made mistakes in raising her. She could recount them well and she did as her fingers curled tightly around the invisible handle of the baggage she had carried for so long. Dads don’t always get it right. If you [...]

“…Yes, I have loved you with an everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I drawn you??? (Jeremiah 31:3). I was amazed at the view below me. The vast expanse of ocean seemed to stretch on forever. Here and there a sand-laced island broke the endless blue. From the airplane window I watched as the [...]

by Gail Rodgers I was amazed at the view below me. The vast expanse of ocean seemed to stretch on forever. Here and there a sand laced island broke the endless blue. From the airplane window I watched as the sun danced on the rolling waves. A song learned in my childhood suddenly played across [...]

Please join us on the blog: http://talk.thelife.com/2006/06/17/boundless-love/ I was amazed at the view below me. The vast expanse of ocean seemed to stretch on forever. Here and there a sand laced island broke the endless blue. From the airplane window I watched as the sun danced on the rolling waves. A song learned in my [...]

“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.??? (Philippians 1:6) He was 80 and old. My friend was 50 and still mad at him. He had made mistakes in raising her. She could recount them well, and she [...]

“Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus??? (Philippians 1:6). He was 80 and old. My friend was 50 and still mad at him. He had made mistakes in raising her. She could recount them well and she [...]

“I’m peculiar.” If she said it once, she said it a million times. That was my mom.  For a number of years, my sister and her son lived with our mom. My nephew always lovingly told her she was “weird”. Her response? “I’m not weird; I’m just peculiar!” She was correct. As one of God’s [...]

We really should create some sort of Pre-Yuletide Guide. I think if I started in August with a special Christmas Training Program, I could have my trainees ready by mid-December. In phase one of the program, the trainees would learn to carry four times their body weight in bags while balancing multiple rolls of wrapping [...]

To help you beat the hustle and bustle of the holidays, we’ve put together our top articles on Gifts: Make a Difference This Christmas At this time of year, malls are full of people who think they understand what Christmas is all about. We have gift ideas to help you share the real meaning of [...]