He showed us a three-minute video, and our task was to watch two basketball teams, one in white uniforms and one in black, and count the number of straight passes and the number of bounce passes made by the team in white.Chen, Sheryl Frances...
I’ve always been a future-oriented person. I had thought it was a strength to be able to look ahead, articulate long-term goals, and connect those with my present steps: That is, until I moved to Lebanon. For many living in Lebanon and several other countries in this region, it’s ...
“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.” 1 Thessalonians 3:12 (NIV) “May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else, just as ours does for you.” ...
Joy A. Williams is a writer and speaker who is amazed her first name became her life’s mission. As life happens in ways that baffle us or bring us joy, she loves exploring how those moments can bring us closer to God. She is a member of the “First 5” writing team at Proverbs ...
Continual prayer is a day lived in a long run-on sentence that’s built on a line and phrase at a time. Continual prayer is hearing God speak through His word and responding right back to Him. Continual prayer is an open dialogue with our Father-Friend. In practice, I see this conti...
Preceded by a Messenger, Enter Jerusalem on a Donkey, Betrayed by a friend, Sold for 30 pieces of silver, Money is thrown into God’s house and used to buy the Potter’s field, Silent before His accusers and Crucified between two thieves ...
I never would have liked this when I was one without faith. I have a friend, too, who balks at this reasoning. It seems like just another convenient copout –“Oh, you’re not a person of faith? Well, then, you wouldn’t understand. When you become a believer, then you will under...
Up to this point I have not had much response as far as interviews/follow-up, but after talking with a good friend, I was assured that this is not uncommon. I know I have the skills and dedication to make a difference in our community through my work, but I just haven’t figured ...
exhortations, which come from that which, at first sight, seems to be a mystery and half an arraignment of the divine wisdom, in the contrast between the restlessness of humanity and the reposeful contentment of those whom we call the lower creatures. Be true to the unrest, brother!
Proverbs 17:17says, “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.” As this proverb entails, a friend is to love at all times. In a way, friends can be closer to us than our own siblings. This is especially true if your friends have gone through...