573 archives found for "Prayer"

It seems like our social media, financial, and email accounts get hacked now and then. When that happens, we change our passwords to protect our privacy since we don’t want intruders to access our accounts. Passwords protect our accounts. I recently heard a message that spoke to my heart about [...]

It is God’s design for grandparents to pass their faith to multiple generations. Just as David was chosen for his generation, God has positioned us as grandparents for this generation with our personality and gifts for our families. We read in Acts 16:36, “David served God’s [...]

“I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and your mother, Eunice, now lives in you also” II Timothy 1:5. With Mother’s Day coming soon, I am thinking of the example we have in II Timothy of Lois and Eunice. If Timothy’s [...]

Recently a Grandparent told me, “I am distraught because our grandchildren are growing up in a desperate moral and spiritual climate navigating a world hostile to truth.” I agree that the enemy has launched an aggressive attack on all fronts using media, technology, education, social [...]

A babushka is an elderly lady wearing a tightly knotted, colorful scarf covering her head. I had not heard of them until my husband and I went to Ukraine on a mission trip with a group from our church about 20 years ago. On Sunday, when we arrived at the church, about twenty elderly ladies in the [...]

Dear Heavenly Father, I pray _________ will: Trust you with all his/her heart. Not depend on his/her own insight. Keep your words in his/her heart. Always have a cheerful happy heart. Listen to the words of the wise. Keep on the right course for life. Reflect your love to [...]

Today I will share my grandparenting journey with you. This picture is one of my five great-grandchildren. God blessed my husband and me with nine grandchildren now between the ages of eighteen to thirty-nine years. As a long-distance grandmother for many years, I felt my prayers were too general [...]

It is God’s design for grandparents to pass their faith to multiple generations. Just as David was chosen for his generation, God has positioned us as grandparents for this generation with our personality and gifts for our families. We read in Acts 16:36, “David served God’s purpose in his [...]

I live in Oregon, and we have lots of rain, especially in winter. I am looking forward to spring to see the beautiful flowering trees and sunny days. If you live in Oregon, you need an umbrella for the rainy days. Thinking about an umbrella, I am reminded that my prayers can be an umbrella covering [...]

We have been decorating our homes inside and outside, shopping for gifts, baking cookies, and attending Christmas programs. Now let’s look at how the shepherds and wise men responded to the birth of Jesus Christ. Now let’s not forget to think about our response to the birth of our Lord Jesus [...]