by Doris Swift | Jul 27, 2015 | christian living, faith, fear, Jesus, truth
Have you heard the news? The world would have us shaking in our boots, and I’m not big on cliches, but this one truly fits. I know you don’t need details, because you’ve heard it all too. There’s no sugar-coating trials, storms, and evil....
by Doris Swift | Jul 17, 2015 | Christian, faith, living water, security
I think we might be spoiled. Flowing water from faucets, lights by flipping a switch. I don’t like to admit I take things for granted, but honestly, I kind of do. It’s not that I’m not thankful, it’s just that blessings I routinely receive can...
by Doris Swift | Jul 10, 2015 | Choices, faith, Friends
Choices. We make them every day, even when we don’t realize we are choosing. Growing up, I hovered between circles of friends. It may sound amazing, being friends with everyone, but instead it proved challenging. The challenge? These circles didn’t...
by Doris Swift | Jul 8, 2015 | dreams, faith, fruit, Time, visions
Time. We say it moves too fast, we say it moves too slow. At times we want to rush God, don’t we? We want to rush answers to prayers, and agendas, and plans. We may feel nothing is happening, and our works are fruitless, and our prayers are bouncing off the sky....
by Doris Swift | Jul 5, 2015 | christian living, faith, living water, thirst
I love bicycles with baskets, and freshly cut flowers, scented candles, and freshly baked breads. How about you? But beautiful things aren’t always what they seem, are they? Candles burn away, and bicycles get rusty. Bread gets moldy, and cut flowers dry up and...
by Doris Swift | Jun 30, 2015 | faith, hope, Perserverance
Seems the world is all about hurry up and wait. We wait in traffic, at doctors’ offices, in check-out lines. Is there such a thing as productive and unproductive waiting? We’ve all heard the saying “it doesn’t happen overnight,” the it...
