by Harold and Bette Gillogly I’m stopped at a red light. I glance in the rear view mirror. A man in a dark blue uniform is getting out of the white car behind me and walking up to my window. My heart drops into my stomach as I roll down the glass. The man in […]
Decision Making
The Fourth of July – a time for hot dogs on the grill, homemade ice cream and shimmering rivers of lights cascading down the night sky. But the holiday is a difficult one for Steve. When he was eight years old, his brother drowned in a boating accident on one particularly hot July Fourth. After […]
Persevering Love
It was 8:30 when the phone rang. Our whole family was laughing and joking. Tomorrow was going to be my fortieth birthday — the BIG FOUR-O. My children were teasing me about my dire need for Geritol. And they, along with my husband Harold, were recommending different hair colorings to cover the gray. The ring […]
Persevering Love
by Harold and Bette Gillogly Some years ago we lived in a remote mountain community in Southern California. There were lots of critters up there – some of them real pesky – and we had some hair-raising experiences with a few of them. But come to think of it, that’s better than tail-raising experiences, being […]
Spiritual Intimacy
The Crying It was our sixth trip to the ER with chest pain in a little over a year. After open heart surgery plus three stents had stabilized Bette’s heart condition, we dared to believe we were finally done with these anxious trips to the hospital. But there we were again. And all the old […]
Persevering Love
Yes, it’s true. These are hard times for America. Our economy is deeply wounded. The stock market is on a roller coaster. Some folks have lost their retirement. Others have lost their jobs. In addition, our country is in a life and death struggle with Muslim extremists who are bent on our destruction. All this […]
Decision Making
Authors: Patrick and Dwaina Six Have you ever found yourself caught up in the “If only” syndrome? If only we had more money. If only we had a bigger house. If only we had children. If only our children were grown. If only our grown children would act like grown-ups! If only we had more […]
Persevering Love
Did you know there is more prayer-power when two pray together than when one prays alone? That’s what Jesus promises in Matthew 18:19-20. Here are His exact words: Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in […]
Persevering Love
As you walk along the road in your journey toward spiritual intimacy, you are going to come across some ruts, chuck holes and boulders in your path. The enemy is going to make quite sure you encounter a lot of rough places. And why shouldn’t he? Satan’s agenda is to make you give up…to quit…not […]
Tough Times
Yes, it’s true. These are hard times for America. Our economy is deeply wounded. The stock market is on a roller coaster. Some folks have lost their retirement. Others have lost their jobs. In addition, our country is in a life and death struggle with Muslim extremists who are bent on our destruction. All this […]