by Doris Swift | Apr 12, 2014 | baggage, burdens, Christian, encouragement, faith, hope, Jesus, relationships, surrender, worry
While reading through my Facebook news feed, I saw that a friend had posted a scripture verse from Romans. After posting it, she caught an error. Instead of using the word “bondage,” the word “bandage” was used. How strikingly similar these...
by Doris Swift | Apr 3, 2014 | christian living, encouragement, faith, fear, financial issues, God, Him, hope, Jesus, testimony, trust
As a young girl growing up in north Jersey, opportunity to see the Atlantic Ocean came maybe once a year. It was quite a drive to go “down the shore” as we called it. I have fond memories of those summer vacations; excitement of the first hint of salt...
by Doris Swift | Mar 21, 2014 | Christian, christian living, encourage, encouragement, goals, God, integrity, success
Ah success. What does that word mean anyway? Ask a hundred different people, and you’ll hear a hundred different answers. But what does it mean to you? I loved English in school; it was by far my best subject; “A’s”, praise, and amaze....
by Doris Swift | Oct 17, 2013 | called, Christian, encourage, encouragement, faith, God, Him, His will, hope, Jesus, Joy, plan, purpose, servant, serve, The Called, trust, will
Praise the Lord! On October 12th I was very humbled and privileged to speak at a women’s event, Bagels & Blessings at Edgewater Alliance Church. This season’s theme is JOY, and it was just that to bring God’s word to a room filled with...
by Doris Swift | Jun 2, 2012 | christian living, encouragement, rest, Uncategorized
Today seemed like a very long day. It began like most days do, rolling right along according to plan. Then a little mishap, nothing too earth shattering, still on track, but not for long. I received that dreaded phone call from the school nurse; so now it was...
