The Glorious Pile

Source: goodwill.org via glorious on Pinterest One Saturday, many weeks ago, I was experiencing a bad mood and decided that I needed some retail therapy. It happened that I only had $10 in my wallet, which turned out to be a good thing... Instead of traveling 40 minutes to the Ballard Designs outlet for expensively discounted non-refundable things that 'might' work,  I thought I might just save some gas and go to the Goodwill store around the corner. Once there, I headed back to the linens department in search of...I'm not quite sure, just something to get me out of a funky mood (I needed prayer but I was too grumpy). When low and behold, I stumbled upon a pair of gorgeous linen drapes with black polka dot trim! They were lined and even though I heavily doubted that they would be long enough, I reached into my purse to pull out my trusty travel tape measure and suddenly let out a squeal of delight!  Two ladies on the next isle looked at my treasure and sai...

I may have told you about the intense pain I have had in my hips.  It's halted most of my physical activity and I admit, I've been a little out of it! Well, I have osteoarthritis... I haven't had any traumatic injuries, don't have a family history of it and I'm still relatively young. But my doctor says that I'm showing signs of it in both of my hips and my lower back. The Orthopedic doctor said I have 3 choices: Continue on pain killers Get a cortisone shot in the joints Do full hip replacement surgery  :-( I decided that I wanted to get the cortisone shot in the hip IMMEDIATELY, but my insurance company slowed down the process and it took exactly one month and a ton of phone calls to make that happen. So, does that mean I'll be doing this any time soon? Well, besides the fact that I have to limit the amount of shots that I can get, there are some risks associated with them: Death of nearby bone (os...

Source: Uploaded by user via glorious on Pinterest Doubts And Faith August 12, 2012   —  by   Dennis Fisher Can a believer in Jesus who has occasional doubts about matters of faith ever be effective in serving the Lord? Some people think that mature and growing Christians never question their beliefs. But just as we have experiences that can build our faith, we can also have experiences that cause us to temporarily doubt. The disciple Thomas had initial doubts about reports of Jesus’ resurrection. He said, “Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, . . . I will not believe” (John 20:25). Christ did not rebuke Thomas but showed him the evidence he asked for. Amazed at seeing the risen Savior, Thomas exclaimed: “My Lord and my God!” (20:28). After this incident, the New Testament is silent about what happened to Thomas. A number of early church traditions, however, claim that Thomas went to India as a missionary. It is said that while there he...