When we experience grief at the loss of someone we dearly love, few of us, in the sorrow of the moment, can imagine what it is like to be overtaken by gladness and joy. My dad used to tell us that when someone dies we do not so much grieve for them as we do […]
Author: Steve Wadsworth
THE LITTLE LAMB
I wrote this story when my kids were much younger. The reason it is separated into acts is because it was used as a Christmas play at our church. Act One(Joseph is working at his workbench just in front of his carpenter shop) Someone had just yelled out, “When do you plan on leaving?” Joseph […]
Gaslighting – A Serious and Irresponsible Allegation
Recently I was made aware of an article written by someone who claims she has been gaslighted by her church. This article begins with the author’s claiming “I don’t sleep through the night anymore. I suffer from near daily panic attacks and almost constant anxiety. The source of my joy, my security and my identity […]
Psalm 1
Blessings come when we daily, all of the time, meditate on the things of God. I believe this to be more than just reading and meditating on the words of the Bible. After all, it would be nearly impossible to be reading all day and all night. So the Psalmist must be referring to more […]
JIMMY
Jimmy lay on his bed crying. They were not the usual tears of a ten year old boy. They were not tears because he had been scolded. They were not tears because he did not get his way, or because his sister had once again gone too far with her teasing ways. They were not […]
Where’s The Truth?
We learn early in life that the person who tells his side of the story first will have greater control of the way the story is told. The person who talks first and loudest will have a greater chance of being believed. Today’s political situations are perfect examples of this principle. If you tell a lie loud enough, […]
The Power of Weeping
In Matthew, at the end of chapter 26, we read of Peter’s denial of Christ. After the third denial, “Peter remembered the word which Jesus had said, ‘Before a rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.’ And he went out and wept bitterly.” (Matthew 26:75 NASB) When you know the whole story of Peter’s walk with God, you […]
Resolve to Strengthen What Remains
Most people I know, if you were to ask them, would tell you that they don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions. Yet most people will admit that in general for the new year, they do resolve to be better persons. This thought of being a better person can mean different things for each person. Some just want to […]
Worth the Waiting
There are some prayer requests I’ve been asking of God for years. Obviously these requests are important to me since I continue to make them day after day, year after year. Even so, I admit there are days when I wonder why God is taking so long to fulfill those requests. After all, Jesus tells us in Matthew, […]
Tolerance and Judgment
To some the approach to the ills of society is found in their desire to be tolerant of all people. This too appeals to many good Christians. After all, we must be all things to all people in order to save some. Paul gave us this truth in his first letter to the church in Corinth: “To the weak […]