God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. Ephesians 1:5 (NLT) Martin Luther King holiday weekend is always a special time in the Benedict household. We call it “adoption day”, because it was January 18, 2010 that we officially received our daughter Katelyn. We use the extra day to celebrate with a special family activity. Often, we…
Posturing /ˈpäsCHəriNG/ noun : behavior that is intended to impress or mislead Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips. Proverbs 27:2 Demanding respect is like chasing a butterfly. Chase, it and you’ll never catch it. Sit still, and it may light on your shoulder. Max Lucado I’m not sure why, maybe it’s the brutal cold and I’m dreaming of warmer times, but this week I’ve been thinking about my time last…
I have stilled and quieted my soul, Like a weaned child with its mother; Like a weaned child is my soul within me. (Psalm 131:2) Do everything without complaining or arguing (Philippians 2:14) Last night Pam and I watched Sunday’s sermon at Bethany on YouTube while we deconstructed our Christmas tree. We missed the service because our entire family converged on Richmond, Virginia to celebrate the New Year with our daughter Amanda. Amanda is a nurse on the cardiac unit at Virginia…