working out in the new year

Hungry For Change

Photo by Geert Pieters on Unsplash   I'm bracing myself for the crowds this morning at my local YMCA. I'd better get there early if I expect to get a bike for spin class. This time of year the sign up list is mandatory and usually…

3 Salad Dressings I Know By Heart

I promised you some 3-ingredient salad dressings to go with those "Magic of 3" salads. Actually, the number 3 is not the controlling factor.   What characterizes these recipes is that they're easy to remember. I don't have to look…
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Is 15 Minutes Enough?

  How many minutes is enough for Bible study? I'm talking Bible study, not just reading. Pen in hand, notebook beside open Bible. How much is enough for that? One hour a day? That's what many Women's Bible studies suggest. A…

Walk by the Spirit: Habits for the New Year

Life is a walk. That analogy fittingly describes the process of living: it is daily, has ups and downs, moves in a direction, involves putting one foot in front of the other. The Christian life is a walk, too. But the difference is this:…
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From the Study “Galatians”: Freedom and laundry

I was folding laundry when I came to a defining moment early in our marriage. Actually, I was folding my husband's t-shirts.  As I worked my way through the pile of clean laundry on the bed, I noticed that every single one of them…

To Whom it May Concern . . .

I don't write letters anymore.  You probably don't either.  These days snail mail is only useful for formal invitations, bills, and advertisers.  But news or information?  Email.  I even send my thank you cards electronically.  Except…