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“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 When my daughter first started college at Clemson University in upstate South Carolina, three and half hours away from home, I packed her boxes and included Post it notes of encouragement. This bible verse was one of them. I hate to admit it, but I didn’t really know how well-known it is and how it’s many people’s favorite v

Virtue Blog Post: Peace Dear Readers, Thank you so much for being with me on this journey of exploring virtues from both a Christian and psychological viewpoint. I also hope I’ve made these things applicable to our own lives (don’t worry, I’m not done, just reflecting). I chose Peace this time because I am struggling with that concept. How about you? Are you, perhaps, going through a difficult time? Or maybe it’s not just a season, but something that’s not going away any ti

Dear Readers, I hope you are well. If all goes right, I will be in France when you read this blog post! Please keep my husband and me in your prayers. I hope you, too, have a wonderful summer! Now, to meet this new-to-me author... Introduce yourself—name, where you’re from, and something people notice when they meet you. Greetings and salutations! Or for me, a simple “Hi there!” will do. I'm David Mathews, a Midwesterner through and through who's lived in Nebraska, Kansa

Dear Readers, this is probably a surprise. I don't normally do repeats, but the Lord placed these verses on my heart. Then, a few Psalms later, again. Then, on the cover of my church bulletin on Sunday (see below), and then again, in the devotion I was reading. The Lord is talking to me and I'm listening! Psalm 51:10 -12 "Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me, Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spiri

Not a Guest Blog: The Virtue of Steadfastness 2 Peter 1: 5-7 "For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love." Dear Readers, As I work my way through the virtues (and this will take awhile because there is a lot for us humans to work with, isn’

Dear Readers, I hope you are safe and warm in this winter weather. Charleston, South Carolina just had snow two years in a row for the first time in decades! Just enough for school to close for one day because we have no snow equipment. And to think I'm (hopefully) traveling to NYC this upcoming weekend to go bridal dress shopping with my daughter. That means, I won't be home to cook our traditional Super Bowl snacks. Good thing I decided to celebrate the College Nat