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Inspirational Essays celebrate the spiritual side of life. Here you’ll find stories sharing about God’s presence in our lives and retelling inspiring stories we’ve heard.
Life can be a roller coaster of ups and downs, of hard times and good times. We share a little of everything in this category. Times when we felt victorious and times when we felt not so much.
So often hearing a sermon will inspire us with words we want to pass on to others. We don’t feel that we have answers; just a lot of questions and situations that somehow, sometimes, God has shared a solution for us.
We give Him the glory for all the good in our lives, and there is so much. And we hope to see you all in Heaven someday!
Let The Pain Go, and emotions too heavy to carry. Putting down your load may not change the situation, but it will change you. A college professor stood before his class holding a glass of water. “How heavy is this glass?” he asked his students. “8 ounces.” “12 ounces.” “16 ounces.” The guesses came…
What is Godly Vulnerability? It is strength and courage, the opposite of weakness. Acting honestly invites deeper connections with others. I listened to a book this week in which a husband “outed” his wife’s lies about her Instagram life. He hacked her social media and told the world she wasn’t who she said she…
Perfect Love Casts Out Fear, even in ghosts. A true story of how Jesus’ Love calmed the restless spirit of a 12 year old ghost. Are you spooked by the thought of ghosts and spirits of the dead roaming this earth? Perhaps you are one with enough confidence to say “I don’t believe in…
Are you an Avid or Sacrificial Bible Reader? Is Bible reading a divine joy or a conciliatory slot in your day planner? Here’s some ideas to get rewarding daily study time. Are You an Avid or Sacrificial Bible Reader? This is the topic of an article in a Christian periodical we get…
There are several reasons why you need a personal mission statement. It identifies your goals and values, and defines what is most important to you. If goals are clearly defined, it’s easier to make decisions that support your mission statement. You can more easily weed out thoughts and ideas that don’t promote your goal. Instead…
Christian Empathy is the key that will unlock the door to kindness and compassion. Don’t miss opportunities to relieve pain in someone’s life. Our friend, Becky Koehn, kindly shared this inspirational essay with us. Becky specializes in kindness: she is an AirBnb hostess with the most-est. Christian Empathy: Unlock the Door…
Today’s Friday of Preparation focuses on Lydia, a Seller of Purple: A mini Biblical study of selfless hospitality and wild generosity. One sleepover weekend, the glittles dug through my fabric stash and some glittery knits I bought to make tablecloths caught their eyes. They draped themselves like mermaids, with a wrap here, and a…
Life invites me to test the forbidden, to poke that dog I should leave alone. Yet The Heavenly Doctor stands ready with an invisible army to fight invisible enemies and keep my soul pure. My Little-Farm-by-the-River Son shared his thoughts with me about this subject. I asked him if I could share with you,…
My Mother’s Spiritual Heritage is like Acres of Diamonds from 57 cents. Long ago a little girl wanted to go to Sunday School. Today, over 200 descendants follow the Spiritual Heritage she inspired. Our world is filled with Phenomenal Women. Women who impacted our personal lives, women we read about in the news, and…
Don’t get into mischief! There are many lessons to learn from Mr. McGregor’s garden and Peter Rabbit’s misadventures there in just one short day. Need we mention consequences? I had forgotten the exquisite writing of Beatrix Potter; she entertains her audience (children) excellently while imparting subliminal lessons to the adults reading the stories aloud. Although…
What do you do when the world feels overwhelming? When bad news crushes your spirit and you almost forget a loving God truly is in control. That’s when we need the good news stories. About the real things that keep this world turning in spite of everything. And that’s why I thought of my little prayer bear…
Watch: When Apple, Google and Wordle Inspired Devotional Time. Why is God or Holy Bible or Prophecy not on this list of Watch words? God, Holy Bible and Prophecy are not on this list of Watch words because Google didn’t put them there. Today’s Wordle answer was watch. My first guess was “hotel,” then “pithy.”…