My mother was a fantastic cook, and every year when it was time to celebrate my birthday, she asked me what I wanted for my special birthday meal. My favorite was a tangy, lemon-pepper chicken with crispy skin and baked acorn squash with butter and brown sugar that spilled onto the plate. But my […]
Some Christian couples don’t agree on how much to tithe to their church. I occasionally hear from a wife whose heart hurts because she knows she and her husband aren’t enjoying the blessings God promises to those who give a minimum of ten percent. I hear frustration when the wife describes putting in the […]
God chooses our earthly family, but we get to choose our spiritual family. Our earthly family is a temporary placement, while our spiritual family is for eternity. Most of us were born into loving families, but not everyone. My friend, Donilee, was born into an Old Order Amish community that emphasized strict obedience in their […]