Category: hope

Christian Discipleship, Christian Parenting, Everyday Faith, Faithful living, hope, love, Relationship with GodBy Cos Davis

Gratitude

What do you do when you are having a bad day? Maybe you’re having a bad week or even worse, a bad year. What I have to say to you may not immediately change your circumstances, but it can change your attitude, leading you to a better way of thinking and acting. Better thinking and acting will help you address your problems more positively, rather than giving in to the temptation of victimhood. I’m about one month away from my eighty-first birthday. I’ve made many trips around the sun on […]

Christian Discipleship, Christian Parenting, Discipline, Everyday Faith, Faith, Faithful living, Family, Healthy Love, hope, life purpose, love, personal growth, Relationship with God, RelationshipsBy Cos Davis

Risk vs. Reward

About twenty years ago Cecelia and I were blessed with Anna Katherine (A.K.), the first of our four grandchildren. Wanting to do something for her and others who might follow to enjoy, I built a sturdy structure for a swing close to the creek that runs through our property. What a great idea and what a wonderful return on the time and money I spent to construct the swing!  That swing has witnessed lots of laughs and screams as A.K. and the three grandsons have enjoyed it through the years. […]

Christian Conversion, Christian Discipleship, Everyday Faith, Faith, Faithful living, hopeBy Cos Davis

Is God in the Details?

  There is an old cautionary statement related to contracts and business transactions that says, “The devil is in the details.” I take this to mean we need to read and understand the contingencies related to the deal we are making before we sign our name to the paper. In the housing crisis a decade ago lots of people lost their houses because they didn’t pay attention to the fact their sub-prime loan rate would change, resulting in much higher mortgage payments. The devil was in the details. I don’t […]

Born Again, Christian Conversion, Christian Discipleship, citizenship, cultural war, Faith, Family, hope, love, Relationship with GodBy Cos Davis

Is God Good?

  Is God good? Does your answer to that question depend on the mood you are in or the particular circumstances you are confronting? It is very easy to say, “God is so good” when everything is going your way. If you have your health, enough money to pay your bills, and your family relationships are in pretty good shape, you may have no difficulty in saying “praise God from whom all blessings flow.”  But, what do you think about God when troubles come and your life seems to be […]