New beginnings are often scary. The unknown stirs up anxiety and fear as we travel a path that’s unfamiliar. What if we stumble in the darkness along this new road being carved out for us? Fear, the biggest culprit next to Satan, often cripples us from starting something new. Before we even begin, we bombard…
Choosing Him Ministries would like to welcome Angela Scott as our newest writer. Angela is biblically sound, practical and encouraging. We know you will be just as encouraged and challenged as we are. Welcome Angela!
Are you like most people when it comes to New Year’s resolutions? I mean, do you make a resolution every year? When I was younger, I would go with my husband to a New Years’ Eve party. We would watch all the festivities that were being aired on TV, and just before midnight we would…
A New Year! Wow! How does time fly so quickly? As per the usual, I have made New Year resolutions for 2019. I expect to fail my “no soft drinks in 2019” resolution by mid-January. I say that with levity, because I have never put a lot of stock into resolutions. This is largely due…
Even at a blistering 28 degrees Patsy still wanted to go out on the screen porch as soon as my feet hit the floor this morning. She wasn’t out there for very long when I heard her crying for me to let her in. The weather report said last night was the coldest of the…
This is a wonderful time of year. It is my favorite time of year. The lights are magical. The food is fantastic. Time with family is memorable. People seem to make spending time together a priority during this time of year. And there is nothing like the smell of a real Christmas tree. We had…
Joy to the World, the Lord has come, let earth receive her King… …Let every heart prepare Him room. Just like His entrance into the world in a manger, He isn’t looking for pomp and circumstance. He doesn’t need a parade; He just wants room in your heart. He wants to fill you to capacity…
We make choices every day. We make the choice to get out of bed in the morning; sometimes when we do not want to. We make the choice to begin our day by eating breakfast or going without. How many of you do that? We make the choice to drive within the speed limit –…
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV There are times we need to edit our lives, just like editing a work of writing. My story is still being written, and I need to…
There is an old greeting throughout the history of the church that echoes the words of Jesus: “peace be with you!” The greeting is then responded with an imitation of goodwill: “and also with you!” But what does this greeting mean? What merit do these words have? We live in a world that makes promises…