Author Archives: Barbara

Think on These Things: Positive thoughts in a negative world… Oops! I apologize if you received an unexpected Barbara’s Banter post titled Indoor Plumbing. Unfortunately, my blog system posted this way too early since it is scheduled for January. Sometimes … Continue reading →

Think on These Things: Positive thoughts in a negative world… When I need a spiritual reality check I go to 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18: “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in … Continue reading →

Think on These Things: Positive thoughts in a negative world… Blessings are mentioned specifically over 400 times throughout the Bible and implied many more. No wonder Christians use the term freely in their walk with God. Prayers are filled with … Continue reading →

Think on These Things: Positive thoughts in a negative world… Through the years, the Dahlgren family has learned to roll with the punches, go with the flow, and take calamities in stride. Our children have become very adept at adapting … Continue reading →

Think on These Things: Positive thoughts in a negative world… The heart is at the core of our physical existence. We can live without a foot, leg, arm, hand, gall bladder, ear, eye, or even brain function, but without a … Continue reading →

Think on These Things: Positive thoughts in a negative world… To worship God means we admire, adore, esteem, exalt, venerate, honor, glorify, respect, revere, pray to, invoke, supplicate, sanctify, and extol Him.   Why do we worship God? Is it … Continue reading →

Think on These Things: Positive thoughts in a negative world… Programs like Facebook actually give a false concept of what friendship is all about. Through Facebook, we can now have more friends than people we have met in real life. … Continue reading →

Think on These Things: Positive thoughts in a negative world…  “If only” are two little words that keep us from contentment. In the family favorite movie The Wizard of Oz, little Dorothy from Kansas longs to fly over the rainbow … Continue reading →

Think on These Things: Positive thoughts in a negative world… Primary colors are colors in their own right. In other words, they cannot be generated through the mixing of other colors. The basic primary colors are considered to be red, … Continue reading →

Think on These Things: Positive thoughts in a negative world… Jesus tells us that He came so we might have life and have it more abundantly (John 10:10). What is this more abundant life Jesus spoke of? Is it having … Continue reading →