LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 117 (November 27, 2007) I’ve been talking a lot lately about how good can come out of bad and today I can once more see this happening in my life. I’ve found pleasure in a new creative activity, I’m walking closer to God, and I’m feeling secure in the love of my […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 80 (July 10, 2007) Yesterday someone googled the above and found my blog. I thought I would write on this to see if I can help by letting this person know roughly what I told my pastor when I first started coming to the church I’m now a happy member of. My […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 60 (April 12, 2007) Psychiatrist Harold Koenig, in his book, New Light on Depression, wrote: “Love – unconditional love – is the ultimate long-term antidote for depression, for at its core love is connected with faith and hope.” I’ve liked that statement ever since I first read it. I have found out […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 38 (January 1, 2007) Yesterday our pastor started a series called The Dash in Between. (You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. James 4:14) I’d like to share with you some of the key points, hoping that you will be inspired as I was. Now this […]
Read More...LIVING ROOM MEMORIES 14 (September 28, 2006) My last post on living with confidence must have sounded like I’ve got it all together. I hope I didn’t sound like I was proud of my ability to be open about myself. I’m only trying to encourage others, to help others realize that living unashamedly with bipolar […]
Read More...The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep. John 21:17 Have you ever done […]
Read More...I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, Philippians 3:10 An encouraging thought: There’s no need to despair when things are tough. We always have Jesus. In fact, it’s at times when things are bad that we come to […]
Read More...When Jesus reached the spot, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay at your house today.” Luke 19:5 Do you have a difficult person in your life? Or – could you yourself be regarded as a difficult person? I myself live with mental health issues that […]
Read More...I received the following message from someone today with a need to share where she’s at. She sends prayers to all who find life difficult in some ways: Hi Marja So much of what bothers us can be hidden by pretending to be okay, and as your posts indicate, people do not want […]
Read More...Dishonest tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus’ sermons; but this caused complaints from the Jewish religious leaders and the experts on Jewish law because he was associating with such despicable people—even eating with them! Luke 15:1-2 (TLB) Can you imagine being the sinful woman who washed Jesus’ feet […]
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