Entries by Sue Detweiler

The Holy Spirit Prays For You

Do you ever find yourself not knowing what to do in a particular situation? Sometimes the emotions are strong in the house and issues are unresolved. Who do you turn to when you don’t know what to do. Romans 8:26-27 says, “And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know […]

Made To Crave

Do you crave the things of this world? 1 John 2:15-16 says,  “Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we […]

Persuaded By Love

Are you fully persuaded that God loves you? Romans 8:38-39 says “For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in […]

Quick To Listen

Are you quick to listen to find the heart of your child? James 1:19-20 says, “Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires” (NLT). If you jump in to speak first, you […]

Life Lessons

Do you try rescue your children at all costs? It is hard to see your child go through difficult things, and you may want to help them avoid pain. God’s ways are higher than your ways, and he chooses to let us go through things to build our character. Romans 5:3-4 says, We can rejoice, […]

Real Love

Do you know what real love looks like? A child may think that real love is being given whatever you want. But that is childish… Real love is displayed in Proverbs 3:12 when it says, “For the Lord corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights” (New Living […]

Fullness Of Hope

Are you filled with hope? Romans 5:4-5 says that “…endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. 5 And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. Hope is […]

Sue Detweiler interviews Paris Goodyear-Brown

Paris Goodyear-Brown is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor with 18 years of experience in treating traumatized and attachment disturbed children and families. She is an Adjunct Instructor of Psychiatric Mental Health at Vanderbilt University, guest lecturer for several universities in middle Tennessee, maintains a private practice, and has an international […]

Full Of Joy

Do you think you need to wait till your circumstances are just right to be full of joy? Romans 5:3 in the Amplified says, “Moreover [let us also be full of joy now!] let us exult and triumph in our troubles and rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that pressure and affliction and hardship produce patient […]

Soar Like An Eagle

Have you ever found yourself stuck in a pit? Psalm 103:4-5 in the Amplified says, that God is the One “Who redeems your life from the pit and corruption, Who beautifies, dignifies, and crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercy; Who satisfies your mouth [your necessity and desire at your personal age and situation] with […]