Author Archives: Barbara

A Year of Choices… By Barbara Dahlgren from Barbara’s Banter at www.barbdahlgren.com   We live in a rude, self-centered world.  Many are too busy to show common courtesies.  Actually, courtesy is not quite as “common” as it used to be.  … Continue reading →

A Year of Choices… By Barbara Dahlgren from Barbara’s Banter at www.barbdahlgren.com  To edify means to enlighten or improve.  1 Corinthians 8:1 tells us that knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.  This is a fancy way of saying “know it … Continue reading →

A Year of Choices… By Barbara Dahlgren from Barbara’s Banter at www.barbdahlgren.com   Most of us want to go through life doing the right thing, which is not always the easiest course of action.  What is popular is not always … Continue reading →

A Year of Choices… By Barbara Dahlgren from Barbara’s Banter at www.barbdahlgren.com   Perspective or how we see things determines how we live our lives or react in any given circumstance. Without proper perspective even everyday living can become a … Continue reading →

A Year of Choices… By Barbara Dahlgren from Barbara’s Banter at www.barbdahlgren.com   Perspective is all about how we see things.  How we see things profoundly affects us.  It determines how we live our lives and how we will react … Continue reading →

A Year of Choices… By Barbara Dahlgren from Barbara’s Banter at www.barbdahlgren.com   As Independence Day fast approaches we all anticipate parades, picnics, and fireworks.    This annual holiday, sometimes referred to as the Fourth of July, is synonymous with celebration.  … Continue reading →

A Year of Choices… By Barbara Dahlgren from Barbara’s Banter at www.barbdahlgren.com   The Bible continually refers to God as our heavenly Father and to us as His children.  I love what God tells us in Isaiah 41:13:  “Fear not … Continue reading →

A Year of Choices… By Barbara Dahlgren from Barbara’s Banter at www.barbdahlgren.com Father’s Day is a week away.  So we have plenty of time to get that soap on a rope and flashy tie for good old Dad!  Ties are … Continue reading →

A Year of Choices… By Barbara Dahlgren from Barbara’s Banter at www.barbdahlgren.com    In A.W. Tozer’s book The Pursuit of God he says, “Right now we are in an age of religious complexity.  The simplicity which is in Christ is … Continue reading →

A Year of Choices… By Barbara Dahlgren from Barbara’s Banter at www.barbdahlgren.com   Studies show that those who master the art of forgiveness live longer, healthier lives.  This means that psychologists, doctors, and scientists are embracing an idea considered mostly … Continue reading →