One of the ideas that Rick Warren [Purpose Driven Life] mentioned when speaking of his wife’s cancer talked about life being a set of railroad tracks rather than ‘hills and valleys’.  I’ve been considering this lately.
You see, his idea is that life is comparable to a set of railroad tracks.  On one side you have the good […]

King James:
In your patience possess ye your souls.  [Luke 21 :19]
New American Standard Bible:
By your endurance you will gain your lives.  [Luke 21 :19]
Comparing different translations of the scriptures can certainly offer new perspective and understanding!
For many of us, myself included, patience is definitely a characteristic that continuously needs honed!  God tells us that in patience, we […]

I can see you all out there…heads cocked to one side…arched eyebrows…squinted eyes…and many of you are going “HUH?…Where on Earth is she going with this one?”
Here’s where…
I got to thinking about an old relationship.  (One that obviously didn’t work out too well.)  This man had always ‘seemed’ to like my son, but it dawned on me […]