Encouraging and Equipping for Victorious Kingdom Living
"They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor."
Isaiah 61:3
Do you ever feel, well… ordinary? I sure do.
I thought by this stage of life I’d have it all together. I’d be living my dream. I’d be successful beyond imagination. I’d be “somebody.” I’d be a princess… Ok, but I really did think my life would be different from the way it looks now. You know what I mean?
I’ve found that rather than becoming more focused as I’ve aged, my life feels more scattered. I’m a wife, a mother of an adult son, a mother-in-love, and a grandma. I’m the wife of a hubby suffering from Parkinson’s Disease. I’m a writer, a speaker, a trainer, and a prayer minister. I’m a Boomer, facing all the joys and challenges of that life stage. Sometimes it’s easy to feel I’ve missed my calling (but keep reading…).
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An Ordinary Woman Pursuing Splendor
(An Occasional Blog)
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Guilt or Shame? Do You Know the Difference?
We had completed a successful ministry session just a week ago, but Susan continued to say how dirty she felt every time she “let God down” by not doing everything perfectly. Many of the things she was reporting were not really sin. They were unhealed attitudes about herself. And frankly, some of them made sense…
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Let’s Take Another Look at Halloween
As October rushes upon us, young and old begin thinking about Halloween. The stores have been filled with ghosts, goblins, and witches for at least a month already. Soon neighbors will decorate their yards with as much gusto as for Christmas. Halloween is the second most expensive holiday in America, close on the heels of…
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Forgiveness Heals
“I want to forgive, but I just can’t.” “After what he did to me, I’ll never forgive him!” “I’ve forgiven and forgiven, but I don’t think it took. I don’t feel any different.” Forgiveness is an absolute key to healing. We simply can’t heal if we don’t forgive. But what is forgiveness and how do…
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Christmas: The Rest of the Story
If you’re of a certain age, you probably remember Paul Harvey. He was a radio commentator who would begin a story and then go to commercial break. After the break he’d tell “the rest of the story,” which would put an entirely different spin on the original tale. Back in December, I had the opportunity…
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From Grumbling to Gratitude
Are you a grumbler? Complainer? Many of us are… We see the impact of the Israelites’ grumbling and complaining in the book of Exodus. God repeatedly provided for them, always in miraculous ways. And yet, over and over, the Israelites grumbled, complained, and whined. They didn’t like the water. They didn’t like the food. They…
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KINGDOM NOW!
Kingdom Now: Pursuing Unity in the Body of Christ to Change the World debuted just one year ago. Since that time, many have had the opportunity to do the study either alone or in groups. Feedback has been excellent, especially from groups. This study is so timely and frankly, urgently needed. As we see the…