The remarkable movie Little Women sent me back to my worn copy of the novel especially the comforting words of Marmee the wise and gentle mother I rsquo m drawn to the novel rsquo s depiction of her steadfast faith which underlies many of her words of encouragement to her daughters One encouragement that stood out to me was this ldquo Troubles and temptations may be many but you can overcome and outlive them all if you learn to feel the strength and tenderness of your heavenly Father rdquo nbsp Marmee rsquo s words echo the truth found in Proverbs [... more]

The Church Awakening An Urgent Call for Renewal [... more]

ldquo No I didn rsquo t do it rdquo Jane heard her teenage son rsquo s denial with a sinking heart for she knew he wasn rsquo t telling the truth She breathed a prayer asking God for help before asking Simon again what happened He continued to deny he was lying until finally she threw her hands up in exasperation Saying she needed a time out she began to walk away when she felt a hand on her shoulder and heard his apology He responded to the convicting of the Holy Spirit and repented In the Old Testament book [... more]

Five pearls of wisdom [... more]