Did you learn to write using the sandwich strategy? Although I’m sure Saul of Tarsus didn’t know this strategy, he did follow the pattern in the famous passage found in Philippians 3:12-14: Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what Continue Reading
Merry Christmas & a Blessed New Year {from the Recharge Wednesday Team}
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. John 1:14 Dear Friends and fellow bloggers, The Recharge Wednesday Writers' team has taken the last two weeks of the year off to rest and enjoy family, as we celebrate the birth of our Savior. Please visit us again on the first Wednesday of the New Year - January 3 to read Patricia's New Year's post and linkup with us. We are Continue Reading
The Good Gifts We Want Remembered {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP PARTY}
Are you done with your Christmas shopping ? Are you the kind of person who's in a rush and picks out whatever's on sale or do you carefully choose each gift, thoughtfully imagining how that person will react when they open it? Are the gifts you give the kind you want remembered? A few years ago around this time I went to a luncheon at the home of a childhood friend. Though we didn't see each other much during the year we always exchanged gifts on birthdays and Christmas. Upon my arrival Continue Reading
Cultivating Contentment This Christmas {The Atlanta Journal Constitution}
Russell Conwell was a 19th-century attorney, philanthropist and writer, who later became a Baptist minister and founder of Temple University in Philadelphia. Conwell was known for his eloquent sermons, and the stories he often told to illustrate spiritual and life principles. One of his most acclaimed essays is titled “Acres of Diamonds.” It was written before Conwell became a pastor, and published in book form in 1890 by the John Y. Huber Company of Philadelphia. He delivered this message Continue Reading
When You Feel Discouraged to Keep On {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
"Then the local residents tried to discourage and frighten the people of Judah to keep them from their work. They bribed agents to work against them and to frustrate their plans. This went on during the entire reign of King Cyrus of Persia and lasted until King Darius of Persia took the throne." Ezra 4:4-5 (NLT) After years of idolatry and blatant disobedience, God’s warning to Judah came through. His patience paused for a moment to make way to a much-needed gift: Discipline. 70 years of Continue Reading
God’s Glory in the Little {Recharge Wednesday LINKUP}
It’s the season of small. Tiny lights twinkle. Cookies substitute entrees at parties. Our song selection shrinks as we delete in repeating the same tunes. Little things make us nostalgic and remind us to appreciate what we usually overlook. Miniature figures remind us of the quaint scene in history that changed eternity. God has a history of making much of little. We see this in the celebration of the birth of our Savior. Jesus incarnate was once the size of a poppy Continue Reading
