Author Archives: Barbara

Another Year of Choices By Barbara Dahlgren In our last blog we discussed self-control, which is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. On the surface it may appear that self-control and discipline are the same thing. However, there are certain … Continue reading →

Another Year of Choices By Barbara Dahlgren Self-control is a fruit of the Holy Spirit. (Galatians 5:23) The Greek word is “enkrateia” which means not only self-control but self-mastery, self-restraint, and self-governance. Self-control is also used in a list of … Continue reading →

Another Year of Choices By Barbara Dahlgren Jubilate is another way to say celebrate a joyful occasion. Believe it or not, God loves to jubilate! He is a God of joy. The scriptures are full of exhortations to rejoice. (Psalm … Continue reading →

Another Year of Choices By Barbara Dahlgren In the book of Romans, we are asked a rhetorical question: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or … Continue reading →

Another Year of Choices By Barbara Dahlgren It excites me when denominations try to focus on what they have in common and not what separates them. I remember sitting at a Women of Faith Conference where Chonda Pierce actually had … Continue reading →

Another Year of Choices By Barbara Dahlgren The idea of Christian denominations is an interesting one. Some ask, “If God is so intent on unity of the faith, why are there so many denominations?” (Ephesians 4:13) I must admit I … Continue reading →

Another Year of Choices By Barbara Dahlgren Psalms 133:1 says, “How good and how pleasant for brethren to dwell together in unity.” Some feel that unity is hard to achieve. I have a solution. If everyone would just agree with … Continue reading →

Another Year of Choices By Barbara Dahlgren The story goes that when John D. Rockefeller died, someone asked his accountant how much did he leave? The accountant said, “He left all of it!”  It’s true.  As they say, “You never … Continue reading →

Another Year of Choices By Barbara Dahlgren Moses was a meek man. God chose him to lead Israel out of Egypt. He parted the Red Sea. God gave him the Ten Commandments. Those in the campground who occasionally caught a … Continue reading →

Another Year of Choices By Barbara Dahlgren   Procrastination is the name of the game and I’m very good at it.  I have a myriad of excuses for not doing what I know I need to do, and they have … Continue reading →