✔ Join The Graceline e-mail list.
-
Pitted Frogs
The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit…Proverbs 18:21 NIV It rained the other night. As we drove into our driveway, we saw a frog in the middle of the road. It reminded me of a story that has a much-needed lesson for us all.…
-
Boxed Hearts
GOD judges persons differently than humans do. Men and women look at the face; GOD looks into the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7 MSG). One day I was in the grocery store and I noticed a biker guy with a do-rag on his head. He wore a blue jean jacket with the sleeves cut off at the…
-
Is Your Hose Kinked?
Rick, my good friend, is a master plumber. He is visiting our JOurneY family for a few months enjoying a reprieve from the Michigan winter. I was telling him how bad the water pressure in my house had been for a long time. He graciously volunteered to check our well and tank for us. Yesterday…
-
The Mind is the Battlefield
Relationships, jobs, mean bosses, marriage, obnoxious neighbors, fire ants, politics, teenagers, etc. do not create stress in your life. Stress is all in your mind. Now did that statement just make you “stress out?” Did you get all huffy and want to crawl through the page and punch me out? Or did you agree? Or…
-
Three Most Inspirational Words You Never Considered
BEN’S CORNER Andy Andrews introduced me to The Three Most Inspirational Words You’ve Never Considered. The first word gives us hope when we are discouraged with our progress. The word is “YET” and it’s filled with hope for the future. The second inspiring word, “PROUD”, erases doubt about whether or not we are “on the…
-
Bird Watching
It’s snowing. I’m sitting at the breakfast table watching the birds peck through the snow to find the bird seed I just put on the sidewalk and underneath the bird feeder. We have some bird seed cakes hanging from our plant rack, too. Right now, Woody, our huge red-headed woodpecker, is swinging on the bird…
-
Come Apart
Sabbath. A period of rest. A time for prayer and recreation. God created the universe in six days. Whether a day was 24 hours, or several million years, what difference does it make? Get over yourself and take a day off. God did. He took a day off, not because He needed rest, but so…
-
Judgement Day
Many Christians believe that one day they will stand before the Lord and give an account of their lives. If they have been good enough, the Lord may have mercy on them and let them into Heaven. If not… Well, we don’t want to talk about that. I believed that for a long time, and…
-
What’s Your Intention?
We have all heard the adage: “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Some examples are: “I’m going to start my diet tomorrow.” “I need to get over to the nursing home and see Grandma.” “I need to spend more time with my family instead of working all the time.” “I’m going to start kissing my…
-
We Won’t and God Can’t
I have always wondered why God would ask us to pray. We pray selfishly. We don’t have a clue what to ask God to do that would bring Him glory and not us. There is always too much “me” in my prayers. Besides, doesn’t He know what we need better than we do? Why doesn’t…