Category Archives: Spiritual Growth

Mentors

Posted on April 23, 2013 by For Glory Sake!

Yesterday I had lunch with an old friend of 33 years. We had not seen each other in 15! When I first met her, I was the new kid at our small Christian school and the only Episcopalian. Everything was … Continue reading →

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Prayer

Posted on April 19, 2013 by For Glory Sake!

What if you had a deep sense that Jesus was sitting right across from you when you pray. This might feel like a silly exercise, but it’s had a profound impact on my prayer life. When I picture Him looking … Continue reading →

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Gone Green

Posted on March 18, 2013 by For Glory Sake!

I’ve accomplished two months on this plant-based lifestyle. My eye is still clear, my clothes are looser and my allergies are better than they’ve been in 20 years! I take a tiny Loratadine daily, when everything is in full bloom. … Continue reading →

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Scattered Seeds

Posted on March 16, 2013 by For Glory Sake!

Bright eyes look down at me. What a big smile he has. I love that smile! We had been watching a huge bird fly across the sky and then I asked him, “Don’t you wish we could fly like that?” I … Continue reading →

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Insight from INSIGHT

Posted on February 3, 2013 by For Glory Sake!

Friday night we hosted all the guys from Ben’s sobriety program. What an awesome group of about 60 (age 15 to young 20s). I love their stories, I love their eyes, those that will look at me. Clear. Some only … Continue reading →

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Easy to Please

Posted on December 28, 2012 by For Glory Sake!

My life is easy compared to some. Outside of my country, it’s a luxury on many scales. I am safe, comfortable, clean and well fed. Education and opportunities abound around me. But what pleases God? To succeed, to suffer, to … Continue reading →

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Godly Hinderances

Posted on December 23, 2012 by For Glory Sake!

Hinderances are a pain, they keep me from doing what I want to get done. Paul called his hinderance “a thorn in his side.” No one has ever figured out exactly what that meant, but we’ve all have had something … Continue reading →

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Commissioned

Posted on October 4, 2012 by For Glory Sake!

A week ago I had the privilege of visiting a full-gospel church. The worship was free, the message sincere, and the prayer so personal. Never underestimate when a church offers one on one prayer. Ben and I went forward to have … Continue reading →

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My Mouth

Posted on October 1, 2012 by For Glory Sake!

With pressure building from so many circumstances… I let a child have it this morning over something really stupid. I should have had more control and held my comments for another time. By God’s grace, I apologized and kept my mouth shut … Continue reading →

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Heaven- Are you ready?

Posted on October 1, 2012 by For Glory Sake!

What a beautiful description Revelation 5 gives us of Heaven! Such praise. Can you imagine standing there among those millions described? “Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten … Continue reading →

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