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  • Courage in Chaos

    Courage in Chaos

    Waves roar as I first stroll along the beach, then sit on the end of the boardwalk and watch. The red flag snaps in the wind and I clutch my hat to my head as I walk along the waterline. I do not walk in fear. Nor does the momma fear as she holds her […]

    Loretta Gjeltema

    October 25, 2022
    Uncategorized
    perspective
  • Following the Master

    Following the Master

    Check out what I learned about emulating the Master in the video below.

    Loretta Gjeltema

    September 13, 2021
    Let Your Light Shine
    perspective
  • Every Crisis is an Opportunity

    Every Crisis is an Opportunity

    The faithful love of the LORD never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3:22-23 (NLT) Every good story has a moment of crisis. That watershed moment when something happens. It will impact the life of the character. And even though the character can not control […]

    Loretta Gjeltema

    March 27, 2021
    Willing
  • When You Question Why

    When You Question Why

    Concerning Elizabeth “How kind the Lord is!” she exclaimed. “He has taken away my disgrace of having no children!” Luke 1:25 (NLT) Childlessness in the time of Elizabeth and Mary was a symbol of a life that harbored sin. A life that God could not bless. Elizabeth, an older woman, had lived her entire life […]

    Loretta Gjeltema

    December 23, 2020
    Uncategorized
  • What is an idol?

    What is an idol?

    “I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. […]

    Loretta Gjeltema

    December 1, 2020
    Let Your Light Shine, Spiritual Discipline
  • The Pruning

    The Pruning

    We had one of the biggest Bradford Pear trees you have ever seen in our front yard.  My husband used to prune it every year so that the wind could blow through without breaking the tree. But my husband just crossed his 72 birthday celebration off the list. I am no longer comfortable with him […]

    Loretta Gjeltema

    November 24, 2020
    Spiritual Discipline
  • A Change in Attitude

    A Change in Attitude

    “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.” […]

    Loretta Gjeltema

    November 21, 2020
    Let Your Light Shine, Spiritual Discipline
  • Modeling Forgiveness

    Modeling Forgiveness

    “Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” Proverbs 28:13 NIV Taking I’ve had an inexplicable lifelong love for paper. In fourth grade when I visited the class box of construction paper, it drew me in. Among the random pieces in the box were a series […]

    Loretta Gjeltema

    October 15, 2020
    Forgiveness
  • Accountability in Relationship

    Accountability in Relationship

    “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” James 5:16 NIV There was a time when I worked in an abusive workplace environment. Two of my coworkers had personal issues that they made public by […]

    Loretta Gjeltema

    July 10, 2020
    Spiritual Discipline
  • Every Tough Season Has A Purpose

    Every Tough Season Has A Purpose

    “So if you faithfully obey the commands I am giving you today—to love the Lord your God and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul— then I will send rain on your land in its season, both autumn and spring rains, so that you may gather in your grain, new […]

    Loretta Gjeltema

    July 9, 2020
    Spiritual Discipline
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