A few nights ago when I played Duke of Earl, our friend Keith commented that Billy Joel had referenced the Duke of Earl in his song, Keeping the Faith.  I didn’t remember the song, so I Googled and found the coolest video … I just had to share it with you guys!  Thank you, Keith!!! […]

♫ Keeping The Faith ♫

by Hazel Straub Have you reacted to life disappointments with complaining? When we are unhappy and throw a self-pity party, fuel is given to the enemy of our soul. We get discouraged and either quit or run from what appears as an unbeatable giant. God has promised that he will not give us more than […]

Victor By Faith Or Complain In Defeat?

Always hope to see the good in people forgive,  forget, and keep your faith in God.

Keep your faith

I believe there is some truth behind every beliefI also know I will never know all there is to knowMy intuition shows me what’s importantMy gut tells me when I’m right or wrongAll I ever need to do is search within meThe answers to all my questions are always there © 2025 Michelle Cook Photo […]

Faith

As I delved deeper into this book, I found myself similar to Khadijah’s perspective. She practices gratitude, shares kindness, and stays faithful amidst struggles and loss. Her story is inspirational, and readers surely will relate to her experiences. Life is worth embracing, as Khadijah said, and I can’t agree more. It’s time to know her […]

Book review: profound and faith-filled

“Thoughts are mental energy;  they’re the currency that you  have to attract what you desire.  Learn to stop spending that   currency on thoughts  you don’t want.”  ~ Wayne Dyer

Light Exists in Faith

A Madrigal poem True faith flouts words, renders labels absurd; shuns old texts and priestly explanations; eschews need for outward affirmations. That surest, softest sense that leaves hearts stirred; soothes regrets, dissolves great tribulations— true faith flouts words, renders labels absurd; shuns old texts and priestly explanations. When thought and feeling blur, no line inferred, […]

Faith, or: A leap of one’s own

“Faith does not require light.

It learns to breathe in the dark.”

—Chris White

The Virtue of Faith 

Her kindness kindled my heart. She didn’t know my morning had backfired. My Spirit was smoky from the morning brushfires. The flare-ups tried to extinguish me. Her special spark of warmheartedness spared me from an inferno of insecurity. “Are you scheduled today, Karla?” I showed the amazing secretary the assignment on the app. “Oh, that was […]

Faith by Fire

Belief and Faith Is there a difference between belief and faith Between understanding and the mystical Some would say they are the same Perhaps one is acknowledgement and the other practice Like praying for help yet knowing any course can happen Or praying for help believing your answer will be specific * I believe faith […]

Belief and Faith