Think of someone in your life that you revere as strong. They may be someone you would like to emulate; someone who seems to face each circumstance in their life with courage and vitality; someone who you may not even pray for much because, well, they’re strong. I received a prayer request from a person just …
Have you heard this one: It’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice? It sounds like a good adage. I always find myself training my children in the art of niceness. It’s, “be nice,” or, “that isn’t very nice!” Nice is mannerly. Mannerly is important.
I have a goal: I want to be strong when I’m fifty. And I’m talking about muscles. Did you know that your muscles begin to deteriorate when you hit the big 5-0? I want a good head start so that I can keep my strength going as long as possible. So I workout. And I …
Exercise. What thoughts come to your mind when I say this word? Duty? Guilt? Pain? How about excitement? I know I have some active readers who enjoy exercise. But do you always? Sometimes I have to talk myself into changing my clothes and training. What am I training for? Mainly just to maintain physical fitness—aptitude …
I’ve noticed a bit of a theme going on in some of my reading. It even came up in the comments of my last post. If we really are growing in the faith, shouldn’t we be sinning less? What does it mean to be a mature Christian? After all, we are being sanctified and transformed …
Aimee Byrd 