So how can we find the strength to show mercy even when people strongly disagree? We turn to God’s Word and there we find truth.
Mercy: Hope for a Heavy Heart
Category: Five Minute Friday
People: What We Have in Common
We should celebrate our differences as people. God made us each unique individuals with our own talents and abilities.
Table: A Place of Welcome
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word table? Do you think of a place where people gather to talk and eat food? Or do you think of a place to display art or dishes or work on […]
Life: Finding Joy and Peace in Christ
Life is the prompt word for #FiveMinuteFriday. I’m a little late with mine, though I started it on Friday and had to put it aside. And I’m sure it took more than five minutes. But here it is. What first came to mind were the […]
Birth and Death, New Life Ahead
BIRTH AND DEATH Birth and death, the beginning and the end ———– Or is it? Many years ago, Jesus was born in Bethlehem to a virgin named Mary. Joseph, the poor carpenter was his adopted father. His birth was a miracle and a big […]
Success: How Do You Define It?
Success is the prompt word this week for Five Minute Friday. Everyone has an idea of what it means to be successful. Maybe for some it’s making lots of money. For others it might be having all family members get along with each other. […]
Back: Travel but Always Come Home
Back is the prompt word for Five Minute Friday. It reminds me of a song called I’m Back, by Roger Whitaker, from his television special in 1983. He had returned to Kenya, the place of his birth to share a musical safari. Along with footage […]
Pace: A Five Minute Friday Post
Pace is the Five Minute Friday word prompt for this week. The first thought I had was the advice I’ve heard and given often. Go at your own pace. But as I thought about it, I wondered what really determines our rhythm or tempo or […]
Hospitality: Presence, not Perfection
Hospitality is the prompt word for #FiveMinuteFriday this week. It is one of my favorite words. Just the sound of it is welcoming to me. It’s interesting that a simple definition of the word, according to Rhymezone is: Definitions of hospitality: noun: kindness in welcoming […]
World: So Much Beauty and Diversity
World is the prompt word for Five Minute Friday this week. What do you think of when you see or hear that word? Often, my mind goes to the big round ball we live on, earth. I think of the song He’s Got the Whole […]