Draw near to God
“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” – James 4:8 What a great promise — that when I draw near to God, he will automatically in…
Prescription for Discouragement (part 1)
Characters of the Bible, good and well-meaning characters, still fled from God. Some for good reason…like Elijah (prophet of God) in 1 Kings 19. He took off for Mount Horeb to…
Erratic like a hummingbird?
Green Violetear (Wikipedia) Sitting on our deck after dinner, my husband says, “Don’t move—the hummingbird’s back!” I glance at the reflection in our glass slider and see the feeder and…
The longest 4 hours
The last words I heard from my husband via cell phone: “We’re just trying to survive!” Time: 1:01 a.m. on Monday. After that, I waited. And waited. It would be…
Watching tomatoes grow
The growing process takes time. It takes energy and patience for a seedling to grow into lettuce leaves to eat or be able to bite into a tomato. Question is:…
Why we celebrate Easter
Take a few minutes to listen and read through this powerful, all-inclusive video detailing just why we celebrate Easter.
“Here Burns My Candle”
Book Review of: Here Burns My Candle, by Liz Curtis Higgs I wanted to slap Lord Donald’s face for his wandering eye, and console Lady Elisabeth in the midst of…
Asaph, choir leader
This week in our Bible study we learned more about Asaph, a leader of one of the temple choirs. I barely knew his name and he wrote a collection of…
Oh Holy Night!
I heard “Oh Holy Night” on the radio on the way to church this morning. I thought to myself how cool that would be to have that song sung…
‘Twas the night before Jesus came
‘Twas the night before Jesus came and all through the house Not a creature was praying, not one in the house. Their Bibles were lain on the shelf without care…