God has created me to do him some definite service; He has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have my mission; I never may know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. I have a part in a great work; I am… Continue reading I am a link in a chain
Category: The Christian Life
The gift of emotion….
Dr Greg Popcak: ” …it’s important to remember that your emotions are God’s gift to you, and not the people around you.”
Whatever happens, good or bad
God is very pleased with those who recognize his goodness by reciting the Te Deum in thanksgiving whenever something out of the ordinary happens, without caring whether it may have been good or bad, as the world reckons these things. Because everything comes from the hands of our Father: so though the blow of the… Continue reading Whatever happens, good or bad
15 Days From Today…
I’m doing this: Why? I wish I had a deep reason, but mostly because it looks like fun. It looks like fun. OK, it started back in April or March, I was in the kitchen with my former Marine brother and my husband and I said, “have you hear of Tough Mudder?” “No.” I showed… Continue reading 15 Days From Today…
“It’s not the President’s fault you’re crabby.”
The invaluable Simcha Fisher on keeping our peace as we fight the wickedness du jour. “In the world you shall have distress: but have confidence, I have overcome the world.” –John 16:33
100 Questions Jesus Asked and You Ought to Answer
Because to not answer is, itself, an answer
If this doesn’t give you the God-bumps, nothing will
A black death row inmate, in 1940’s Arkansas, meets the Blessed Virgin Mary: While [Claude Newman] was in jail awaiting execution, he shared a cell-block with four other prisoners. One night, the five men were sitting around talking and eventually the conversation ran out. During this time, Claude noticed a medal on a string around… Continue reading If this doesn’t give you the God-bumps, nothing will
Coffee with the girls: It really is good for you
Hallie Lord: Scientists have long believed that when people experience stress, a hormonal cascade is triggered compelling the body to do one of two things: (1) stand and fight or (2) flee. New research out of UCLA shows that – for women, at least – it may not be quite that simple. As it turns… Continue reading Coffee with the girls: It really is good for you