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Modern Miracles
“People ask why so many miracles occurred in ancient days but not in our present time. I contend that there are just as many miracles occurring today, in the lives of ordinary people. But I also assert that most of us don’t look for miracles, don’t recognize them for what they really are, and don’t really believe them to be of divine origin even if their miraculous nature is noticed.”
Excerpted from To Heaven and Back by Mary C. Neal, MD
Daily Reflection: What miraculous things have you seen God do recently, even though they may have been small?
NEWS: Author Katie Ganshert Talks Writing Tips on KWQC TV’s “Paula Sands LIVE!”
Wishing on Willows author Katie Ganshert interveiws on KWQC TV’s “Paula Sands Live” Show. With two novels under her belt, including her first book Wildflowers from Winter, Ganshert chats with Sands about the ins-and-outs of writing.
Tune in as Ganshert offers insights for up and coming writers. To watch, click here.
Living a Joyful Life
“Live a life that truly thrives, one that constantly capitalizes on God-given joy.
Let me urge you again to strive for this joynot just for your own sake but also for others in your life, such as your spouse, friends, colleagues, and especially your children. It’s the only life you’ll ever have. And no one can live it for you. It matters not if you have a thousand excuses for why your life isn’t joyful. At the end of the day, it’s far better to have a good life than a good excuse!”
Excerpted from The Seasons of God by Richard Blackaby
Daily Reflection: How do you impact those around you with your joy?
Forgiving Yourself
“When you are unforgiving toward yourself, it often yields a sense of isolation. You tell yourself that if you can’t forgive yourself, neither can anyone else, including God. But you are not alone. Jesus is with you in the fiery furnace. You will need to go to God to deal with the messages you keep sending yourselfthe ruminations. You need to recognize up front how you might be making the problems worse. Decide to deal with it. Today you will begin the path to forgiving yourself.”
Excerpted from Moving Forward by Everett L. Worthington, Jr.
Daily Reflection: What is one thing you have trouble forgiving yourself for, and how can you turn it over to the Lord?
NEWS: “The Greatest Words Ever Spoken” Author on “Marilyn and Sarah”
The Greatest Words Ever Spoken author Steven K. Scott discusses his book with Marilyn Hickey and daughter, Sarah, on Marilyn and Sarah!
With Jesus’ words organized under more than two hundred practical, easy-to-find topics, find answers to your questions, along with comfort, wisdom, and encouragement to help you in your daily life.
Please check local TV listings for viewing times. To watch online, click here.
Tend Your Soul
“Saphora put the Bible beside her pocketbook and turned out the light. She lay in the dark listening to nothing at all. Even Luke was not digging. The river creatures had fallen quiet as if the earth were taking a big pause. As if waiting for her to notice that all these years, in spite of her occasional prayers, she’d neglected a part of herself a connection to God. Maybe the soul needed to be tended the same as the mind or the body. Or else what was real crowded out what could be.
Excerpted from The Pirate Queen by Patricia Hickman
Daily Reflection: Are you tending your soul as well as you tend your mind and body?
SNEAK PEEK: My Hope Is Found by Joanne Bischof
This Christmas, experience learning to trust alongside the Plain folk of Apple Ridge, Pennsylvania in this heart-warming tale of second chances. – See more at: https://waterbrookmultnomah.com/catalog.php?work=226490#sthash.t1pXmENy.dpuf
Gideon ORiley has been given another chance at a life with Lonnie. But will the fight for her heart risk it all over again? – See more at: https://waterbrookmultnomah.com/catalog.php?work=219085#sthash.2GHMxE02.dpuf
Gideon ORiley has been given another chance at a life with Lonnie. But will the fight for her heart risk it all over again?
Click here to download chapter one of My Hope Is Found.
After finally finding love [ … ]
The Time to Decide
“We came across a newspaper story about a World War II vet named B. J. “Bernie” Baker who was told he was dying of bone cancer. Given only two years to live, he told the doctors to fight the disease with everything possible. “Give me the treatments,” he said. “I’ll keep living my life.” Meanwhile he and his wife found time for a motor-home drive to Alaska, a fishing excursion to Costa Rica, and several trips to Florida.
Nine years after the diagnosis, he was struggling with shortage of breath and loss of strength but said, “I’m going to keep fighting. Might as well.”
Those words were not said in resignation. They were the words of a fighter, a real man, a man who had faced bombs and machine-gun fire in the South Pacific before returning to America [ … ]