In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary. And he came to her and said, “Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with you!” But she was…
If you come from a more informal background, or you grew up celebrating Easter only on Sunday with an egg hunt and basket of candy, you might not know that this is Holy Week, which began on Palm Sunday, the celebration of Jesus’ final entry into Jerusalem–his last week of ministry. Today is Holy Thursday,…
Saturday I decided to stop helping people. That’s it, I thought. I’ve had it! I’ve set myself up for dismissal for the last time. Periodically I hear, in an online group, a plea for help on a subject dear to my heart. A few weeks ago, I responded to a pleader that I’d be happy…
“Whatever you do or say, do it as a representative of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” (Col. 3:17 NLT) A recent poll discovered that 21 percent of millennials say they’ve changed jobs within the past year—over three times the number of older people. Only 29 percent are engaged at…
The Peter Principle is a concept which asserts that people will rise to their greatest level of incompetence. My husband, who was in the military for seven years, has seen this demonstrated often. It is a common occurrence within hierarchical organizations. An employee continues to be promoted because of their success at past jobs. Promotion…
This month I turn forty. I’ve never been one to care much about my age. I suspect that got filtered out early on, when the lunch ladies at school mistook me for a teacher (no-I-do-not-want-to-pay-the-staff-price-thank-you-very-much-I’m-sixteen) or “carded” me for the student discount at movies because they couldn’t believe I wasn’t a full-fledged adult. Fast-forward to…