by Alena Mentink | Jun 6, 2024 | Books, Spiritual Living
Potential readers often ask me about the faith content of my books. I do the same when considering other authors’ books. If you’re going to spend money on a book and invest time in reading it, you want to be sure you aren’t wasting your resources,...
by Alena Mentink | May 20, 2024 | About, Spiritual Living
Every believer has a point in their life when they realize their need for Jesus. I have my own story about that–but I can’t tell it without going farther back in time. When I was young, neither of my parents thought they needed God. They genuinely thought...
by Alena Mentink | Apr 17, 2023 | Spiritual Living, Uncategorized
Sometimes, it feels as if there are two ditches to fall into when we’re making use of our time. Spreading ourselves too thin with too many yeses . . . Or grudging every little request for our time. Wasting time . . . Or working ourselves into a lather. Holding...
by Alena Mentink | Mar 11, 2023 | Spiritual Living
What does it take to cultivate joy? We can’t control our circumstances. If you’ve lived longer than five years, you know that. And we can’t control those around us. Sometimes we wish we could. But it’s probably a good thing we can’t....
