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Hope for When It Hurts
Last Saturday H*VMI provided a seminar called Planning a Good Offense for Stress and Anxiety here at the Ephrata office. Because of the possible weather conditions, we didn't want people to come "stressed out," so . . .
Read MoreYou could say you have a chronic illness called Grief. Since it takes a long time to get well or to reinvest in life it is like a chronic condition. Like her, you may have tried many therapies to get whole again.
Read MoreMany years ago on a beautiful Easter morning I was driving to my church to attend a sunrise service. I came up over a hill and saw an elderly woman walking along the side of the road. All of a sudden...
Read MoreI wish that I hadn’t had to leave you so suddenly. But that Friday morning … was the most glorious day of my life. I really don’t remember much of the accident. One minute I was riding in the car and the next, I was here
Read MoreLoving God with all your strength means to love Him with the whole of your strength or the...
Read MoreLast summer a symbol came up on my dashboard. I knew what it meant because it had come on in the winter and I had looked it up in my car manual. The symbol stands for . . .
Read MoreThen I thought – pay attention. This is what stillness is like. NO humming of electronics or motors. NO vibrations. NO distractions or entertainment or overload of incoming information. I was being still in mind and body. It only took a tiny bit more focus to also be still in spirit,
Read MoreWhen we think about loving God with all of your mind, do we give him the full attention He deserves?The definition of the Greek word, dianoia, for mind in this verse is that it is..
Read MoreI’ve noticed a sigh can have many meanings. It can be a moan. Or a complaint. Or an expression of resignation to the realities of your life. Or a breath. Or a question. Or a prayer. It can be a silent, wordless prayer.
Read MoreOur annual Christmas Deaf Camp held in Ghana last year 2012 was very well attended and gave us the opportunity to touch many lives for our Saviour. Our US team worked very hard to . . .
Read MoreBefore we can talk about loving God with all your soul, it may be helpful to go back to where it all began in Genesis 2:7 where we read in the KJV, And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul...
Read MoreThere is nothing about it that’s not purposeful. Nothing wasted. All your sorrows have meaning.
Read MoreAs another year begins I am drawn to a passage in Mark 12 where Jesus reminds us what our priorities should be: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength…Love your neighbor as yourself. Mark 12:30-31
Over the next several posts of Care Corner I would like to focus on these verses to gain some insight into what Jesus intended for us to remember as we live our lives for Him...
Read MoreThe Bible Club started off like every other one. . . . THEN IT HAPPENED!!!!!! . . .
Read MoreHow do we keep in step with the Holy Spirit? The context of this verse talks about living by the Spirit and not gratifying the desires of our sinful nature because they are...
Read MoreThe wise men knew something but not everything about this new baby. They invested time and energy into seeking Him. They found Him and worshipped Him. They went home thankfully celebrating Him.
Read MoreAs a new year begins we sometimes think about setting new goals and changing how we manage our lives. In Luke 6, Jesus challenges us to think about the...
Read MoreHAPPY NEW YEAR!How does it feel when people give you that greeting? I imagine it feels like salt in a fresh wound.
Read MoreAs a young mother, I tried to do everything right for my sweet, baby boy, even the things that were difficult. On one occasion I took him for an immunization; I believe he was about nine months old. I was trying to distract him when the nurse put the needle in his chubby thigh. His only response was that he frowned at me. If he could have put his confusion into words . . .
Read MoreThink about Christmas - what was the greatest gift you ever received? Now when I think about the Greatest Gift, I think of the gift that God gave to us many years ago...
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