Category: Christian Living

Avoid Over Processing God

by Kathy Pearson Have you ever been the victim of a chemically challenged hair dresser? If you haven’t been the victim of such a catastrophe, consider yourself blessed. For those of you who, like me, have stared back at your reflection in the mirror in utter dismay, you know the feeling. A process designed to……
Clean Sweep

Inspirational Ink: Insight for a Woman’s Life by Tammi Ector Fisse “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve heard this, I could easily purchase that pair of black Ugg’s I can’t afford. Throughout my childhood people quoted this as if it’s gospel, so when I was of age……
Time to Move Forward

by Trudy Doleman March, the time of year when you are not sure what to wear because “Old Man Winter” and “Miss Spring” are fighting it out. Snow and ice today, by midweek it is Sunny and warm and the birds are flirting in the front yard. Then perhaps back to cold and rainy for……
Dream As Big As God!

by Karin Syren And it shall come to pass in the last days, God declares, that I will pour out of My Spirit upon all mankind, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy [telling forth the divine counsels] and your young men shall see visions (divinely granted appearances),and your old men1 shall dream [divinely……
Women of Global Action

by Lori Fox “I want to make clothing that will help get women and children out of sex-trafficking” A trip to Thailand nearly five years ago was the beginning of my discovery about the issue of human trafficking. A seed was planted in my heart, and it would be watered and grow in the years……
Spring Clean Your Spirit

By Chere Williams Luke 5: 37-39 37And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. 38 No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. 39 And no one after drinking old wine wants……
Singles—Is it Okay to Say, “Valentine’s Day Sucks”?

Valentine’s Day is coming up in a few days, and I’ve been getting a ton of emails for events for single people. For some reason, Christians want to encourage singles to not be upset about being single during Valentine’s Day. There are singles “love yourself” events, retreats, and all kinds of things to try to……
Finders Keepers

Inspirational Ink: Insight for a Woman’s Life by Tammi Ector Fisse I must confess. Coming up with a topic for this month’s column was a struggle. When I emailed IWM’s publisher and asked what February’s theme was, I dreaded her answer. Sure enough, “I’m thinking love,” she replied. “Since many people celebrate Valentines.” Oh, no,……
Sweeping

by Nita Whitaker LaFontaine I swept. It was a bright January day after the New Year turned—the quiet beginning of a new decade in a sunny 68 degrees. Here I was doing poop duty. I was picking up the droppings here and there of our four dogs; not my favorite thing to do, yet necessary….…
Love’s Choice

by Karin Syren Love never fails [never fades out or becomes obsolete or comes to an end] 1 Corinthians 13:8 AMP Throughout the Old Testament, we are witness to the constant struggle of God’s own chosen ones to keep faith with their Jehovah, the God of relationship; there is a struggle to maintain the special……