Browsing Archive: March, 2011

The Face Of Fear

Posted by Lynda Haines Schommer on Sunday, March 27, 2011,

So we can say with confidence,
"The Lord is my helper;
I will not be afraid.
What can anyone do to me?"
Hebrews 13:6

"I gain strength, courage & confidence
by every experience in which I must stop & look fear in the face."
Eleanor Roosevelt

Words To Live By

Posted by Lynda Haines Schommer on Tuesday, March 22, 2011,

"This one thing I do:
Forgetting what lies behind & straining forward to what lies ahead.
I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus."

Philippians 3:13B-14

If well thou hast begun, go on;
it is the end that crowns us,
not the fight.

~Robert Herrick~

“I'm not saying that I have this all together,
that I have it made.
But I am well on my way,
reaching out for Christ,
who has so wondrously reached out for me.
Friends, don't get me wrong:
By no means do ...

Bullying (Excerpts from my Presentation)

Posted by Lynda Haines Schommer on Friday, March 11, 2011,

"I asked to come speak to you today because what I went through was a form of bullying. Bullying can be physical abuse, where you're pushed or shoved, or tripped, or hit, & it can be emotional abuse, where you're called names, made fun of, or gossiped about, like what I went through. Both kinds hurt, & can leave scars."

"I've overcome a lot in my life. I'm not a vegetable, like the doctors first predicted. Jesus gave me back a sound mind, & I'm able to think clearly. Although the doctors ...

More Than Words

Posted by Lynda Haines Schommer on Friday, March 11, 2011,

Truth,

Righteousness,

Peace,

Faith,

&

Salvation

are more than words.

Learn how to apply them.
You'll need them throughout your life.

God's Word is an indispensable weapon.

In the same way,
prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare.

Pray
Hard
And
Long.

Ephesians 6:14 - 18

A New Commandment

Posted by Lynda Haines Schommer on Friday, March 11, 2011,

"I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another." John 13:34

What does love look like?
It has hands to help others.
It has feet to hasten to the poor & needy.
It has eyes to see misery & want.
It has the ears to hear sighs & sorrows.
That is what love looks like.
~St Augustine