the life and times of emijayne

By Robert H. Schuller “I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.” -Psalm 4:8 Some time back, I had the privilege of having lunch with the president of one of the largest aerospace companies. Following lunch, he took me on a tour of his [...]

By Jim Penner “Assuredly I (Jesus) say to you, I have not found such a great faith; not even in Israel.” -Matthew 8:10 The words in Matthew 8:10 were spoken by Jesus to a soldier who had come to Christ and asked for his servant to be healed. The soldier had just said to Jesus [...]

By Jim Penner “And which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?” -Luke 12:25 To my dear grandmother, anyone who spent too much time worrying was instantly called a worrywart. I remember as a teenager asking my grandmother why the term worrywart? As with most of her answers, it came with [...]

By Sheila Schuller Coleman “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” -I Corinthians 13:7 We hear messages from those we love. Sometimes they say something that hurts our feelings. Sometimes they don’t say the things we long to hear and that, likewise, hurts our feelings – these messages heard [...]

Have you ever replaced the worn out carpeting in your home? If you’re like most of us, you drag that carpet out into your driveway or garage, pull out your weaving loom and yarn, and to begin to re-stitch each and every worn-out fiber. Of course you don’t! You drag that soiled, grimy, ugly carpet [...]

“The Lord upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.” – Psalm 145:14 The greatest news in the world is that God has visited this earth. He has walked this planet. He has made his great pronouncements. He has spoken his mind. He has declared his will. He has revealed his [...]

Today I will make a difference. I will begin by controlling my thoughts. A person is the product of his thoughts. I want to be happy and hopeful. Therefore, I will have thoughts that are happy and hopeful. I refuse to be victimized by my circumstances. I will not let petty inconveniences such as stoplights, [...]