by Harold & Bette Gillogly Remember in our last Seeds for Growth, we found out there were two roads leading to two entirely different places. The first road is paved with “ought to be’s” – my wife ought to be…. My husband ought to be…. My children ought to be…. This road leads to a […]
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Well What Did You Expect (Pt. 1 of 2)
Persevering Love Thinking Pitfallsby Harold & Bette Gillogly We all came into marriage with expectations — some realistic, some not so realistic. “My wife ought to be like Carol Brady.” “My husband ought to be like Ozzie Nelson.” “And my children ought to be like Beaver Cleaver.” But soon after the vows are said, reality sets in. REALITY […]
Here We Stand
Thinking Pitfalls Tough TimesMartin 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 […]
When in Grief – Take Flight
Persevering Love Tough TimesWhen one is in the initial stages of grief, the natural tendency is to take flight—flight from people and flight from God—pushing both away from you. After April 28, 1992, when Riverside County made their decision against our use of Spring Meadows, Idyllwild, California, we struggled with that tendency. We entered a grieving process—just as […]
When in Grief – Take Flight
Tough TimesYes, 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 […]