Be A Friend In All Circumstances
By Larry George Bill and Jane, members of my church, recently separated. Both of them were quite active as...
By Larry George Bill and Jane, members of my church, recently separated. Both of them were quite active as...
Karen Mulder | 2 min read
She was crabby! Grumpy! She yelled at the nurses and complained all the time. Just the kind of person I like to avoid, but I couldn’t because she was in the bed next to my mother in a rehab center. Every day when I went to visit my mother, I hoped that 'she' would be sleeping or at physical therapy. One day God whispered in my ear, “When you do it unto the least of these, you do it to me.” Oh! OK! My sister and I started showering Mrs. Grumpy with care and kindness: We brought her flowers, cookies, said “Hi” and asked her, “What may we do for you today?"
Karen Mulder | 2 min read
Proverbs 17:17 says, “A friend loves at all times, and kinsfolk are born to share adversity.” My friend, Pat, had...
Karen Mulder | 1 min read
It is a dreary, cloudy, 10 degree in Michigan day! What should one do with such a grey day? God says,...
Karen Mulder | 1 min read
From An Altar in the World by Barbara Brown Taylor: Human beings can be so frustrating. Yes Jesus, I love...
Karen Mulder | 2 min read
"An Act of Kindness for a Broken Heart" - Anonymous story shared by Meladee McCarty in the book, Chicken Soup for...
Karen Mulder | 2 min read
Monday, I lost my iPad. I wanted everyone to care. No one at the airport had it! No one really cared. One airport...
Karen Mulder | 1 min read
By Steve Wiens from his blog The Actual Pastor I have three boys ages 5 and under. If you are parents of small...
Karen Mulder | 2 min read
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