The Best Mother You Could Ever Have
Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me. -Isaiah 49:15–16 A favorite memory of my mom was when I was ten years old. We lived opposite the Sharp Park Golf Course in Pacifica, California. When I wasn’t caddying, I searched for golf balls and clubs
Your 100 Day Prayer: Day 7 – Finish the Race
by TJ Bates Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. -Philippians 3:13-14 Do you have difficulty, as I do, in letting go of the past and all the mistakes, regrets and lost relationships that go with it? If so, then you will benefit, as I have, by reading in the book: "Nothing can derail us in our spiritual lives
From the Pastor: Avoiding the Blame Game
Biblical wisdom is seen in the God-centered life. It’s not just good advice. It’s others-centered. We know this to be true, yet life seems to offer us many opportunities for resentment, disillusionment, or anger designed to turn us quickly self-centered as we compare ourselves to others: We didn’t get what we thought we deserved—that promotion, job, relationship, or vacation to the Bahamas! We don’t like the way we look. We feel cheated, duped, discarded. We broke up with our loved
