Thinking about a recent article I wrote around my early experiences with church and pursuits spiritual, put me in mind of this little story. It indicates to me that try as we might we can often, with the best of intentions, come up with our thumb firmly planted in our …
“Honor your father and your mother”, which is the first commandment with promise; “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” Ephesians 6:23 Today as we celebrate Mother’s Day, the immediate image that comes to my mind is that of my own mother. …
Ruth Bell Graham began this poem for her mother when she was nineteen years old on Mother’s Day 1940. She finished it thirty-four years later on November 8, 1974, the day her mother died. PORTRAIT COMPLETED As the portrait is unconscious of the master artist’s touch, unaware of growing beauty, …
MY BOOK ‘GEMS OF ENCOURAGEMENT’ IS PUBLISHED AND READY FOR SALE IN PAPERBACK AND E-BOOK! Derived from my website “EncouraGem” comes this new devotional book that shares some of my life stories of renewal and strength that the Lord has used to shape me into the vessel I have become …
