According to Wikipedia: “Shalom is a sense of contentment, wholeness, and harmony. It is the state or condition of being unbroken, uninjured, or undamaged. It is the state of including the full amount or extent of something, or all parts of something in place, with nothing missing. It is the state or condition of being…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Thank you for letting me know that my words are powerful and should be used to encourage and uplift others and as Your child, I am called to do this. Please fill me with Your grace so that when faced with frustrating and negative situations, I can speak and think positive…
One of my favorite authors (Robert Fulghum) made a list of common-sense rules for home repair projects that went something like this: ♦ Always work alone. An audience is hardly ever helpful. ♦ Keep your tools clean and your language cleaner. ♦ Pray! If God Himself can’t fix it, what makes you think you can.…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Thank you for Your Word. Thank you for the guidance that it provides and prayers it contains that we can use when praying. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
The word “media” is the plural form of medium. It is usually used to refer to a means of communication such as radio and television, newspapers, magazines, and the internet, that inform or influence large groups of people. The internet ushered in what we call social media including texts, tweets, posts, pod casts and blogs. Many…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Sometimes I get distracted by material things or activities I have going on and forget to put You first. My priorities get mixed up and don’t make time for You. Please forgive me and send me reminders to put You first and make time to pray to You each day. Thank…
My first real encounter with the word “hate”, and its meaning, happened when I was just a small child of about six-or-seven-years of age. I was playing with my two younger cousins, on their farm, and the boy cousin started to climb over a gate into a cow pasture. Just then, his teen-aged brother came…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Thank you for the gift of salvation! Thank you, Jesus, for making and giving us a bridge between earth and heaven through your sacrifice. Thank you, Jesus, for being the Lamb of God! In Jesus’ name, Amen.
At Charlie Kirk’s memorial service on September 21, 2025, his widow declared her forgiveness to the assassin. Erika Kirk’s deliberate act of forgiveness, which was heard by millions of people, inspired actor Tim Allen to forgive the drunk driver who killed his father in 1964. Allen was just 11 when his dad died and he carried unforgiveness…
Prayer Seed: Dear Abba, Thank you for wanting everyone to repent of their sins and accept You as their Lord and Savior. As we pray for those who don’t know You, please help us to have patience as we wait for You to answer these prayers. In Jesus’ name, Amen.