Posts filed under: Encouragement

Our Job is to Love One Another

In John 15:34, Jesus gives a commandment making it our job to love one another. Love’s Job Description from 1 Corinthians 13 As with any job comes a job description....

It Should Be a Rule to Get a Standing Ovation

There’s a beautiful quote from the movie Wonder: “I think it should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their...

What Star Do You Follow?

They set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising until it stopped over the place where the child was. Matthew 2:9...

7 Tips to Prepare the Way for Joy

“See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way; the voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make...

What Season Are You In

The Ecclesiastes author says, “To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV) What season are you in? This is...

How Waiting for the Other Shoe to Drop Steals Your Joy

There are lots of things to steal your joy, and waiting for the other shoe to drop is a big one. Last week I was feeling a little under the...

Are You Looking for a Shortcut?

In our little town there is a train station that sits at the end of a line of quaint shops and restaurants. Across from the station is an outdoor market....

Your To Do List and God’s To Do List

I’m sure that everyone has a to do list. It may be a list that you physically write down, or it may be a list that you keep in your...

How to Hold onto the Child Within

Robert and I took our first small trip since, BC – before Covid, which seems like centuries ago as opposed to only 15 months ago. Our destination was Pella, Iowa...

The Present and Future Joy that Jesus Gives

Jesus said, “I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and your joy may be complete.” This complete word means whole. So why...