Honestly with Sheila Walsh

For Spring Break this year my husband, Barry and I took our son, Christian and one of his buddies to Nassau in the Bahamas. As I spend so much time traveling I was able to use air miles to get four free tickets. We just had to pay for a hotel room and the vast…

Dear Friends, Recently, I was reading one of my favorite letters that Paul wrote. He wrote it to the Church in Thessalonica. In three very short verses he gives us a description of what God is looking for in those who love him: “Always be joyful. Pray continually, and give thanks whatever happens. That is…

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15 Dear Friends, If I am in my car sometimes between noon and two o’clock, I listen to a particular talk radio program where people call in for advice and counsel.…

Do not be anxious about anything but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 What a promise! This is an all-inclusive verse. Do not worry about ANYTHING.  …

“Do not look forward to the changes and chances of this life in fear; rather look to them with full hope that, as they arise, God, whose you are, will deliver you out of them. He is your Keeper. He has kept you hitherto. Hold fast to his dear hand, and he will lead you…

A friend asked me a couple of years ago if I blogged and I looked at her with the blank stare of the uninitiated. There are words that have today become the cornerstones of our pop culture that had no meaning at all five or ten years ago. Most of them have to do with…

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