by Carla Harper | Apr 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
Real friends are priceless. They are there in good and bad times and speak truth to you in love. A friend accepts you, even if they don’t always agree with you, and gives you freedom to be yourself. The ability to be a real friend is not something you conjure up at...
by Carla Harper | Apr 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
On the third day after Jesus was crucified, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and found it empty. She went straight to Peter and John, two of Jesus’ inner circle disciples, and told them that Jesus’ body was gone. They ran to the tomb, eager to find him. They were eager...
by Carla Harper | Mar 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
Have you ever done something in spite of warnings about the harm and consequences? Much of the Old Testament is one repeating story of God giving people a lot with a few requirements, the people forgetting the requirements and becoming prideful, God humbling them and...
by Carla Harper | Mar 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
You want a lot. Think of ten things you actively want right now, from a manicure to a husband. It’s hard to acknowledge reasons why we don’t get things desired. Often it’s a lack of maturity or timing. Unfulfilled wants often lead to jealousy and discontent. It takes...
by Carla Harper | Feb 26, 2017 | Uncategorized
March 1 marks the beginning of the long forty days of Lent. While the word Lent derives from the Anglo-Saxon word for spring, lencten, to get to a true spring or time of rebirth you’ve got to reflect, deal with issues, and simply trudge through that dark, subterranean...
by Carla Harper | Feb 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Terrorists and bullies deal in fear to control the actions of others. To negotiate or give in to a person or organization that uses the threat of violence to get something is a losing proposition, i.e. either you do x or we will harm you (physically or emotionally)....
