“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control”—Galatians 5:22-23(NIV). Did you know you have the power to turn someone’s day around? And, in the process, you’ll benefit, too. It’s a win-win situation. Ask yourself: am I nice or kind? There’s a difference. People considered nice are …
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Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible”—Matthew 19:26 (NIV). Until I surrendered to God in October 2001, I never considered I was a miracle. Of course, we’re all miracles, if you think about it. We might think of miracles as the larger-than-life events in …
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well”—Psalm 139:14 (NIV). “Excuse me, hon, but I just love your hair.” Focused on shopping at one of the Big Box stores, I was startled when I turned to see a woman beside me in the cereal …
“For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope”—Jeremiah 29:11 (TLB). Driving east after a four-day writers’ conference in Colorado ended, my friend and I were anxious to get home. We’d spent most of each …
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