Twenty women in various stages of breast cancer squeezed around the table in Bren Miller’s dining room. It was the day of the Pink Posse cancer support group meeting. I joined as a spectator, allowed in because of the press badge clipped to my jacket. “Would anyone like to share something encouraging that happened to […]
Week 12 Character |
Week 11 Character
| Seeing Every Blessing
Twenty women in various stages of breast cancer squeezed around the table in Bren Miller’s dining room. It was the day of the Pink Posse cancer support group meeting. I joined as a spectator, allowed in because of the press badge clipped to my jacket. “Would anyone like to share something encouraging that happened to […]
Week 10 Character
| Joy of My Salvation
“I feel so clean.” “I’m free!” “I had a hole in the center of my being. When I ran to Jesus, he filled the hole.” Over the years, as my husband and I have witnessed numerous people in our ministry take that faith-emboldened step toward salvation, we’ve seen relief-filled faces and heard exuberant comments. Sometimes […]
Week 09 Character
| Obedience from the Heart
Jesus said, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them” (John 14:23). This statement is at the core of why we seek to obey God. For many of us, the term obedience has been engraved in our minds […]
Week 08 Character |
Never Will I Leave You
“Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5). As an 8-year-old child, while reading Bible verses that explained God’s love, my sin, Jesus’ sacrifice, and my need to repent and accept God’s grace in faith, God spoke to my heart. Although not audibly, he called, “Trust me. Follow me. Never will […]