by gwhope_admin | May 16, 2012 | Connecting to God
The Message Bible reminds us that when we come to Jesus and walk in harmony with Him, He will teach us how to focus on the “unforced rhythms of grace” (Matthew 11:28-30). What does that mean in our over-stressed world? How can we learn to find those unforced rhythms...
by gwhope_admin | May 2, 2012 | Connecting to God
My granddaughter, Haley, and I spend a lot of time together. We both have gigantic imaginations and love to share made-up stories with each other. Our favorite subject is heaven, and so we use our imaginations and what the Bible says about heaven. The other day on a...
by gwhope_admin | Apr 25, 2012 | Connecting to God
What does it mean to be lonely for God? In our activity-crazed world, we run from one “important” task to the next. Much of what we do as women is expected of us and sometimes, these are tasks we enjoy. We love making just the right kind of frosting for our child’s...
by gwhope_admin | Apr 4, 2012 | Connecting to God
We spend so much time, energy and stress celebrating Christmas when the major Christian holiday should be Easter. True, at Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus and what a momentous event that was! But we also max out our credit cards, deal with the dynamics of...
by gwhope_admin | Feb 28, 2012 | Connecting to God
Most of us who grew up in a church know John 3:16 and can recite it without even thinking. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.” The entire Gospel is in that verse. God...
by gwhope_admin | Feb 1, 2012 | Connecting to God
Every two weeks or at least once a month, most of us make a deposit in the bank. We trust that institution to use our money to help our communities, to grow our investments and to make a difference. Psalm 31:5 repeats the words of Jesus on the cross, “Into Thy hand I...
