by Sue McAlinden | May 5, 2025 | Spiritual Growth
I pressed the red button on my cell phone to signal the end of a conversation with my daughter who was in college. Instead of jumping up with a spring in my step, I sat for a minute acknowledging my dejection. Would my prayers for her ever be answered? I couldn’t...
by Sandy Kay Slawson | Feb 9, 2025 | Spiritual Growth
(https://sandykayslawsonWriter.org) We live in a self-centered and self-absorbed world. The Toby Keith song, “I Wanna Talk About Me,” from 2001, (RIP Toby Keith), says it well— “I wanna talk about me, wanna talk about IWanna talk about number one, oh my, me myWhat I...
by Barbara Bland | Dec 9, 2024 | Spiritual Growth
Generosity and giving are subjects close to my heart—and my husband’s too. I’ll admit, it’s much easier to practice generosity than to write about it, at least for me. The Bible has so much to say on this subject; I’ve jotted down 29 scriptures so far, and I know I’ve...
by Sandy Kay Slawson | Jul 15, 2024 | Parenting, Spiritual Growth
Summer is in full swing, and perhaps you feel like it is slipping through your fingers, and you aren’t accomplishing all you hoped. In our modern society, busyness seems to be a badge of honor. If you aren’t involved in multiple activities, camps, vacations, VBS...
by Sue McAlinden | Apr 15, 2024 | Spiritual Growth
Once I accepted Jesus as my Savior, I thought I had a brand-new lifeline to hope. My years long struggle to find contentment in life ended with me hitting rock bottom emotionally and admitting that I didn’t know how to fill the emptiness I felt. From now on, I agreed...
by Sandy Kay Slawson | Nov 20, 2023 | Spiritual Growth
“Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will...
