Jemima Packington claims she can predict the future with asparagus. As the only known “asparamancer,” this 63-year-old British woman says she sees the future by observing how the spears fall after she throws them into the air. Packington claims she is 75-90% accurate noting her predictions about Brexit and President Trump’s summit with North Korea’s…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Thank you for always being there for me! Thank you for allowing me to lean on You and for helping me through the difficult times. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Our feelings range on a continuum from depressed to exuberant. On any given day, in whatever circumstances we find ourselves, we can be anywhere from extremely sad to exceedingly joyful, agitated to peaceful. Most of the time, we tend to be in control of our emotions and can respond appropriately to whatever comes our way.…
A man stood up at a prayer meeting to give his testimony. He said that as a young man he had been down on his luck. He was recently divorced, had lost his job and was homeless. He was down to his last dollar. He decided to go to church to ask for God’s help. …
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba – Please help me to have an open mind to the changes that are happening in my life and around me. Renew my mind through Your word and help me to look at things through Your perspective. Please show me the new ways I can serve You and help me to be…
♦ Keep your eyes peeled. “Situational awareness” is that 007-like sensitivity to warning signs or threats. ♦ Don’t pass the buck. Heroes don’t wait for others to take action; they step up and quickly. ♦ Put others first. “When someone dives into a frozen lake to save a child, they’re thinking altruistically, not, ‘Hey, what’s…
Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn’t have said. We no longer threaten to wash the mouths of children out with soap for using bad words, but maybe it’s some adults who need it more anyway. Children learn what they say and do from observing others. Unfortunately,…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Search my heart and remove anything in my life that doesn’t please You. Remove these things so I can be useful to You and do Your bidding. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Aspiration is what we want to have happen––our hopes and goals. Inspiration is the incentive we have to try to get our hopes and goals accomplished. For example, if we want to photograph a beautiful sunrise, we will get up early, find the ideal spot, and set up our camera. Why we want a picture…
The above is a question made famous by Dr. Phil McGraw of the Dr. Phil show on TV. When people are having problems in their relationships, he likes to ask how their strategy for getting along is working for them. Quite often the guest being interviewed suddenly has to admit that it is not working…