Narrow, difficult, hard to find.  If you came to a hiking trail labeled with those words, you'd probably think twice before heading up it, wouldn't you?

When you were growing up, did your parent stand you up against a wall with a pencil to mark where the top of your head reached?  It's exciting to see growth!

Can you remember when you were 13 years old?  Do you wish you could forget?  

"I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail.  There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark."[1]  These were the words of Stephen Hawking, one of the most brilliant physicists to ever live.  Hawking was an atheist. Many of the world's most dazzling minds—Nobel Prize winners like Madame Marie Curie, Albert Camus and Milton Friedman, all refused to believe in God.

[1] Ducharme, Jamie. “Stephen Hawking Was an Atheist: His Words on Death and God.” Time, Time, 14 Mar. 2018, https://time.com/5199149/stephen-hawking-death-god-atheist/

They're called influencers—they're the people who have the power to motivate us to

act in one way or another.

The little reminders were here and there, left in places where Shawna would see them often.  On each sticky note the letters "BTP" were scribbled. What were these mysterious messages all about?

Waiting, in any circumstance, is hard. Given the opportunity to get yourself out of a bad situation, why wouldn't you?

God has promised to meet all the needs of those who come to Him for help. Sometimes, that help takes longer to arrive than we'd like.

There are four questions you may worry about that God probably won't ask you.  Erika Pizzo writes about mental and physical health in her blog, Your Temple Care. Pizzo says: "Our bodies are temples of the living God, so let's treat them that way."[1] Pizzo is referencing Scripture that says, "Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body" (1 Corinthians 6:19-20).

[1] Pizzo, Erika [yourtemplecare]. "Four Things God Probably Won't Ask You When You Get to Heaven," Instagram, September 15, 2022, Instagram.com/yourtemplecare/.

When Stevie was 5, neighborhood bullies roughed him up. His older sister marched down the street to show them a thing or two--and came home with a black eye.