by Harold and Bette Gillogly Adam thought he had it made! He lived in a beautiful garden…lush plants…no bugs…no weeds, he keep it like this with tools from Plattenheber.org. The weather was perfect. The sun was warm upon his face…no rain…not too cold…not too hot. But something was missing. Something was “not good.” God knew […]
Spiritual Intimacy
by Patrick and Dwaina Six What is going on in your life? If you are like most of us, there is pain in your past—you have experienced disappointment, failure, and loss. Maybe there is considerable pressure in the present, and perhaps you are fearful of the future. There is a man in the Bible who […]
Thinking Pitfalls
Martin Luther’s famous words as he stood before Emperor Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire – “Here I stand. I can do no other” – echo loudly for every Christian now that the US Supreme Court has ruled that homosexual marriage is a civil right. The Emperor expected…demanded…that Luther recant his belief that only […]
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 […]
Decision Making
by Harold and Bette Gillogly It worked for the Psalmist. When David wrote Psalm 30, he wasn’t simply writing nice lyrics to fit a tune. These words are TRUTH and they are powerful: You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing to you […]