| Love Sprang To Life And She Captured My Heart by Linda Dipman |
| I winked at a woman never expecting more than a date. Instead I found the woman of my dreams. A woman that I would spend the rest of my life with. A woman who turned out to be my perfect match, all because I trusted God to lead me down the right path. |
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| I Want To Know My Future Part Two by Linda Dipman |
| My grandson fully dressed in cap and gown proudly walked across the stage to receive his diploma. He was now officially graduated from pre-school. As he received his diploma he was asked one question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Without hesitation he clearly stated, "A prophet." |
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| I Am A Future Resident Of Heaven by Linda Dipman |
| A young Christian woman lay on an examination table, she was just diagnosed with a terminal illness, and she was determined to not be afraid of dying. She closed her eyes and imagined what it would be like to meet God face to face. |
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| A House Is Not A Home Without God by Linda Dipman |
| As my eyes scanned the scene once more, an unexpected emptiness invaded my senses. A feeling that something important was missing from the house. Once again I looked inside the mansion and in a small enclosure next to the entrance to the living room, stood an idol representing the god of wealth and prosperity. |
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| Do You Ever Feel Like God Doesn't Care by Linda Dipman |
| The newly finished roof, leaks, the dog is sick, and I have a chronic back pain that makes it hard to sit in one place for very long. My business is completely dead and the bills are mounting on a pile on top of my desk. God don't you care about me? I don't understand why some people can have everything they want and the rest of us struggle day to day! |
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| Gay Marriage, Why Not by Linda Dipman |
| Twenty years ago I had a supernatural experience when the Holy Spirit came into my life and I fell madly in love with a woman. I was jailed, injured, and robbed of the custody of my children, all because of love. |
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| I Want To Live A Good Life Free From Financial Worries by Linda Dipman |
| Do you ever feel like the walls are closing in together ready to crush you? Are you in debt and over your head with interest rates ever increasing to the point you must either get a much better paying job or hire an attorney so you can go bankrupt? |
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| Will Your Faith Withstand Each Test by Linda Dipman |
| The rain and wind swirled all around the house producing hail that covered the ground as if it had snowed.I felt confident and secure because the flat part of my roof had just been newly shingled, but within a few minutes of hard rain, leaks were filling buckets of water inside my house. |
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| Lessons You Learn When Your Child Is In An Accident by Linda Dipman |
| I watched as my three year old grandson was wheeled out of the emergency room fastened tightly to a gurney with a huge head brace encircling his tiny head. He was being flown to a larger hospital where a specialist for his kind of head injury was waiting to perform an operation on his brain to save his life. |
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| Thousands Dead In Myanmar And China Is A Sign Of The End Times by Linda Dipman |
| Mega disasters are a sign of the End Times. Our world has an allotted time and it is almost over. This is the reason why our world is experiencing mega disasters like the cyclone in Myanmar and the quake in China that has lead to hundreds of thousands of people dying. |
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| A Message Of Hope For The Financial Crisis by Linda Dipman |
| I just didn't understand what I was doing wrong? I tithed, helped others all the time and yet here was the dismal truth, I didn't have enough when extra expenses like house and car taxes and even insurance came due. I didn't even have enough for my grandchildren's birthdays or even Holidays. |
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| I Want To Know My Future by Linda Dipman |
| She shouted with absolute conviction each word, "I want to know how my life is going to turn out before it happens! Didn't Christ know that He was destined to be crucified on the cross? Didn't He know everything about His life before it happened." I was shocked over her request wondering just how serious she was about knowing the complete picture of her future. |
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| Depression Made Me Its Slave by Linda Dipman |
| A woman sits before her computer and tabulates a pile of bills that are waiting to be paid. She looks at her bank account and then once again at the bills and realizes that no matter what she paid, she wouldn't have enough. Her head bounds low and a darkness of depression spreads engulfing her thinking with thoughts of hopelessness. |
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| Why Would A Loving God Allow Christians to Suffer With Cancer by Linda Dipman |
| The description of his daughter sent chills through my body as I realized just how horrible a disease cancer can become. A quickening in my heart opened my mind to the revelation that he was describing the slow, painful, death of his beloved child. Without hesitation and a renewed sense of determination he stated, "I believe in God!" |
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| I Am So Afraid by Linda Dipman |
| Have you ever felt fear because you knew that the problem you were facing took away all of your control? A fear that drove you to your knees begging God to protect you from the dread of pain. A fear that consumed your every wakening thought and made you so afraid that you couldn't eat. |
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| Why Am I Here, In The First Place by Linda Dipman |
| Why am I here and what is my purpose? These questions often enter my mind as I reflect on my own life. It seems this is what most people want to know especially when they have just been through a life altering experience. A dramatic human complication that made them question the very existence of life. |
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| The Prognoses Was Serious, I Was Going To Die by Linda Dipman |
| Why was this happening to me? I always did what was right. Why would God allow such a terrible disease to consume my body? When we commit our ways to following God, isn't He suppose to protect us? |
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| I Was Found Guilty by Linda Dipman |
| In one quick swoop the judge raised his gavel and hit his desk sending echoes of sound through the once still courtroom. Many who had come to hear the verdict were shocked at how quickly the judge decided my case. His voice rang with authority as he quickly pronounced judgment. "You are found, Guilty!" |
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| Jesus Changed My Life by Linda Dipman |
| If Jesus was suppose to be a warrior king, then why did He come as a peacemaker? Why did Jesus associate with the poor, prostitutes, tax collectors and those who were considered to be sinners? Why was Jesus crucified when all He did was good works during His lifetime? |
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| Let's Go To The Movies by Linda Dipman |
| Real life stories are the best movies. They open up your mind and make you think differently about your own life. They have the ability to teach you about a truth that you would never have known if you hadn't seen it on the big screen. |
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| Should Mega Churches Run Their Business Like A Corporation? by Linda Dipman |
| Recently my son, who is a minister with a master in divinity from the South Western Baptist Theological Seminary, in Dallas, Texas was fired from his job. He had put years of service into the biggest First Southern Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas as their Video Production Engineer. |
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| Grace Set Me Free To Make Mistakes by Linda Dipman |
| I threw my hands into the air making exploding noises as my super hero grandchildren giggled in anticipation of their next attack. They were on a crusade to stop the evil grandma villain from destroying the world. |
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| I Feel Like a Failure Because My Child is Bad by Linda Dipman |
| He became ungrateful and full of pride towards his parents.He began to have sex with his girlfriend and stay out all night. He became violent and verbally abusive to his parents. He began to drink and he got into fights. |
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| Tornados Are an Instrument Used By Satan by Linda Dipman |
| The storm lasted only a few minutes, but the devastation left from the tornado took my breath away. Thankfully my children and I were alright, but in the midst of the storm my wife had become separated from us. |
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| Can Animals See Angels by Linda Dipman |
| Animals have become intertwined within the human culture mirroring the characteristics of compassion and unconditional love. It should become no surprise to anyone that they are one of the littlest angels sent by God to help and aid human beings in their everyday lives. |
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