Twelve Days Of Christmas Gifts: The Gift Of Wisdom {Day 7}

James 1:5 – But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. Wisdom is a much-needed commodity today. We have access to more knowledge and information than ever before, but honestly, the current culture is, to be …

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Twelve Days Of Christmas Gifts: The Gift Of Joy {Day 6}

Just a few weeks ago you might have seen a very sad news story. Matthew Perry, star of the popular series, Friends, passed away. He was found in his hot tub, and a recent news article gave the results of the autopsy: “the acute effects of ketamine.” Quick online research reveals this drug is used …

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Twelve Days Of Christmas Gifts: The Gift Of A New Identity {Day 5}

One of my favorite things to do is watch videos of furniture flips and home redesigns. I love a good before and after reveal. What is fascinating, however, is when they video the whole process and then present what might have taken many, many hours of hard work and compress it into a 3-minute video …

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Twelve Days of Christmas Gifts: The Gift Of Forgiveness {Day 3}

Ephesians 1:7-8a – In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us. A few years ago, I wrote a blog post about my grandmother, entitled When Mamaw Forgave. I just went back and read it, and you should too! …

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