by journeywise | Jan 24, 2023 | Articles, Health & Wellness, Love Jesus
So here it is again, a new year-January, 2023. And with the new year all of us are faced with that daunting task of trying to make this a better year than the previous one both for ourselves and for those around us. That usually entails something like New Year’s resolutions. We know they are needed, we know we probably won’t keep them and yet we keep making them. So what is the problem? Is it that we make poor resolutions or that we are just pitiful people and cannot do the right thing no matter how hard we try?
by journeywise | Jan 10, 2023 | Articles, Bible Reading
The new year is a great time to commit yourself to spiritual disciplines, and one of the most important disciplines of the Christian life is reading the Bible. We encounter the Bible when we go to church, and attending public worship is itself a key Christian discipline. Private reading, however, is edifying in its own way; and that’s what I want to talk about here.
by journeywise | Jan 6, 2023 | Articles, Live Like Jesus, Love Jesus
A friend asked me today – is there any hope for our world? My answer seemed to both comfort and frustrate her.
by journeywise | Dec 19, 2022 | Articles, Christmas
“WOOOOWWWW!” I hear for the 100th time followed by pitter-patter feet as my little girl races towards the Christmas tree. She never gets tired of it. Time after time, we come down the stairs, we round the corner, and her reaction is the same:
by journeywise | Dec 19, 2022 | Articles, Christmas, Grief
What comes to mind when you think about the Christmas holidays? For me, I think of family traditions like seeing extended family, eating good food, Christmas decor, music, movies (e.g., “you’ll shoot your eye out” and cousin Eddie), and most importantly the birth of...
