by lijadmin | Feb 11, 2024 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
This is a true story, but not my story. It is a story of sorrow but also joy! I once had a good friend I will call Pat. She developed lymphoma, but treatments and surgeries were not successful. Sadly, in 2022, she was sent home to die. Even sadder, though, was her...
by lijadmin | Feb 4, 2024 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
“Let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus…” Hebrews 12:1-2 Someone very wise and close to me once said, “ When I meet Jesus, I want to meet Him on my...
by lijadmin | Jan 28, 2024 | Bible Studies, Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
I recently read a verse that made me pause, re-read, and consider because the verse felt like a hug. It was the kind of thing you read at just the right time, in just the right place, and it was so comforting for me at that moment. The verse is Isaiah 54:10, and it...
by lijadmin | Jan 21, 2024 | Bible Studies, Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
“Shalom!” One of my ministry partners in West Africa often ends her messages with “Shalom!” I smile and whisper a heartfelt “Shalom, dear sister” in response. Gently gliding in the swing on my parent’s back porch as a soft...
by lijadmin | Jan 14, 2024 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
In a room full of people, surrounded by several conversations, I was off to myself; I had the same thought I had a thousand times before: “I am the background friend.” You know, the one who never particularly fits in with any group of friends. I was only...
by lijadmin | Jan 7, 2024 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
“This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” Psalm 118:24 As the new year begins, many people will resolve to make a change or some type of personal commitment for the year 2024. Like others, I thought about the past year...
