by Barbara Lardinais | April 21, 2023 | Wake Up Call
This is for my friend Kathy. She just dropped me a note and asked me to write something about hanging in when you are just barely hanging on. If you are in that same place, this is for you too. How well I understand. It seems there are some seasons in life when...
by Barbara Lardinais | April 14, 2023 | Wake Up Call
I have two questions for you to ask yourself when prominent Christian ministries erupt in scandal. The first is: who in your life keeps you on the straight and skinny? The second one is this: if a scandal broke out about you, what would it most likely be about? Rather...
by Barbara Lardinais | April 7, 2023 | Wake Up Call
The self-help section at the book store grows and grows. The professional advice givers have multiplied faster than little bunnies. TV talk shows are devoted to solving people’s personal problems; everybody’s got the key to success and an inside track on...
by Barbara Lardinais | March 31, 2023 | Wake Up Call
The only creatures I know who like to root around in piles of dirty laundry are dogs. The smellier the better as far as man’s best friend is concerned. The rest of us consider laundry nose friendly only when it is clean and fresh from the dryer. So when we talk...
by Barbara Lardinais | March 24, 2023 | Wake Up Call
I often wondered how the Pharisees and Sadducees could see the signs and wonders that Jesus performed and instead of wanting to embrace him they wanted to kill him. It drove them crazy when he healed or delivered a demoniac or when he raised the dead. I always...
by Barbara Lardinais | March 10, 2023 | Wake Up Call
It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that the prophet Daniel is one of my favorite people in the Bible. Yesterday I found yet another reason to admire him even more. He was uncompromising yet continually acted with diplomacy and grace. This particular time he...
