Love in Action “Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared with love in dreams.” FYODOR DOSTOEVSKI This is the month when everyone’s mind turns to love and romance. I’ve never been convinced that Valentine’s Day would be as popular as it is without the exchange of chocolate, though. Isn’t it amazing how [...]
Category: Jeanne Hedrick
Calling Back your encouragement, Oct. 2009
Call Back Your Encouragement We’re in this together ... and I mean that literally. We know and serve Jesus together, not as separate and individual entities. This is why Jesus began the Lord’s Prayer with “Our Father.” He wanted to point out that we share a common gene pool. We’re all sons and daughters of [...]
Staying Clean, Sept. 2009
Staying Clean If most of us were honest, we’d rank going to the dentist almost dead last on our list of preferred activities. Oh sure, we’d be quick to admit that it’s important and helpful to us. And if we’re smart, and have dental insurance, we make the effort to go on a regular basis. [...]
The Reason, August 2009
The Reason I love to read about John the Baptist. Bold and fearless, and obviously unconcerned about how others viewed him (who else in that day was wearing a coat of camel’s hair and eating locusts for meat?), John was one of a kind. Jesus said of him, “Among those born of women there is [...]
Bearing Fruit for God, July 2009
Bearing Fruit for God We have a beautifully developed tomato plant in our backyard. It started out as a tiny plant optimistically placed in a huge container. Both Tony and I were excited to see it take root and begin to fill out with impressive branches full of healthy leaves. Under his careful nurturing of [...]
Adventuring with God 