Today is a Good Day to ARISE!
A life-threatening illness not only stole my physical health, but also led me into the valley of depression, ushering in questions about my identity, purpose and worth.
7 Steps to Improve Your Health
Does your health or weight impede you from having a healthy, bountiful life? Do you lack energy, suffer from brain fog, or have physical ailments and pain? If yes, these seven steps may help you improve your well-being.
Who Are Your Bridges?
by Janell Rardon in Leading Hearts magazine Tucked at the end of the book of Proverbs is the profile of a remarkable, heartlifting woman. Known through the centuries as the…
Do We Look Like Jesus?
by Mabel Ninan in Leading Hearts magazine Mabel Ninan I could tell something was wrong. When I picked up my six-year-old son from school one afternoon, he did not flash…
Love them Little, Love them Big
Julie Lavender in Leading Hearts magazine “People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this,…
Show, Don’t Tell: Helping Children Value Themselves and Others as God’s Image-Bearers
The more we intentionally nurture our relationships with God and each other, the easier it becomes to see ourselves and others through His lens of truth and love. Then, we can celebrate our differences and our sameness as God’s beautifully diverse people.
From Fear to Freedom
WATCHING THE NEWS FLASHES OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL (AND MY NURSE FRIENDS) DRESSED IN BUBBLE HELMETS AND PROTECTIVE GEAR, I remember many times in my nursing career when I had to gown, glove and mask before entering a patient’s room.
Is This the Worst of Times?
IF THE EARTH WERE HIT WITH A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC, WHAT’S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN?
You know these answers by heart: sickness, death, losing a loved one, job loss, not being able to pay bills or rent, having to work from home while homeschooling kids, or horrors — not being able to buy toilet paper!
All of this sounds pretty drastic, and yet, suddenly, very familiar. Yes, these are hard, unexpected times, and we never saw it coming.
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THE BIG QUESTION with Cynthia L. Simmons
Q: Does the Bible call the Ten Commandments the “law of liberty”? How could the Law liberate someone?
YOU ARE CORRECT ABOUT THE PHRASE. JAMES 1:25 (ESV) SAYS:
But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. This verse makes us take a closer look at the Law, which from the context includes the whole Bible.
(more…)When God Calls the Heart Back to Him
WHENEVER I VISIT HOPE VALLEY (the set of Hallmark’s “When Calls the Heart” television show), I’m always struck by how different things were back in 1915 and in the years following (which is when the show is set).
The antique cook-stove in Elizabeth’s house, the stagecoach pulling into town, the lack of telephones and cars in the early seasons, and the absence of so many other modern conveniences are stark reminders of how things have changed through the years.
But even without all the must-have things we take for granted now, there were important life-lessons from back then, things that many of us have forgotten or ignored as we’ve rushed through our busy days.