Laura MacCorkle

Sometimes our own understanding can get a little distorted. Or just be flat-out wrong. That's what happened to me last week. Like the episode of...

To "train up a child in the way he should go" takes patience. Sacrifice. And most of all, a great love. Take time to honor your mom this...

Today's verse is one that I like to skip over in my Bible, even though it's highlighted. And underlined. And on a page that's dog-earred. You...

You are glowing if you're an extraterrestrial. But assuming that you're probably not, would someone know there's something different about you...

"Don't shoot the messenger." This caveat has always sounded good in theory. But it doesn't always work. How many times have you had to deliver...

I know what you're thinking. Really? Is this going to be a blog based on the tired Christian cliché, "Let go and let God"? Why yes, it is. ...

Yea for Dorothy. She had a yellow brick road to follow. But what about the rest of us? We don't always have one, clearly defined path down which...

I wonder how God is making himself visible in my life today. When I think I’m not seeing him or evidence of his work in my life, when I don’t...

By our examples, by our words, by our willingness to make ourselvles available … we influence others. But are we taking full advantage of these...

Wherever you are today, I'm ninety-nine percent sure that you are going through some sort of change in your life right now. Guess what? Me, too. ...

When you hear the word "foundation," what comes to mind? A house, right? But me? When I hear "foundation," I first think of women's...

History was made this week in America, but we must remember that man (a new president, you or me or anyone else) is not the solution. Only God can...

Sometimes we'd rather heap burning coals on our own heads than to love our worst enemies. But God can help us overcome. Through the cross, we are...

Christmas isn’t even over yet (Here’s to hoping yours is very merry and filled with lots of good eats!), but I’m already thinking about New Year’s...

In different seasons, God brings friends into our lives who may not be in the form, shape or fashion that we expect. But they are always good for...

Ahhh, the first day of December and the beginning of the Christmas season. Gift-giving, parties and caroling. School programs, tree trimming and...

I’ve been MIA in the blogosphere in recent weeks. But it’s not been intentional, as I’ve just lost my blog-jo and haven’t had that much...

"I laughed, I cried, it was better than Cats." Yes, I can say that two-thirds of that statement applies to me as of yesterday. I DID laugh (a...