I recently reread The Hiding Place by Corrie ten Boom, which I highly recommend reading if you have not already done so. She says a lot of great things in her book and I have a lot of things underlined in it, but something new stood out to me as I read it this time. […]
“’Good Morning!’ said Bilbo, and he meant it. The sun was shining, and the grass was very green. But Gandalf looked at him from under long bushy eyebrows that stuck out further than the brim of his shady hat. ‘What do you mean?’ he said. ‘Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that
It has a purpose. I read something today by Oswald Chambers that really spoke to my heart. It was a passage in My Utmost for His Highest and I would like to share it with you, my friend. “If ever we are going to be made into wine, we will have to be crushed; you
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Come to the Well Today is one of my high pain days so I have spent the last couple hours propped up on pillows on the couch studying and listening to the Bible on DVD. I am currently listening to John chapter four which tells the story of Jesus’ meeting with the Samaritan woman. He
One night several years ago, while on our way home, my young daughter wanted to know if she had to take a bath when we got home. She told me, “I don’t actually like baths. I like to be clean but I don’t like baths.” It was one of those rare moments when you actually
A little over twenty years ago, when I was a lot younger (and a lot thinner), I went on a canoe trip down a river a few hours from my home. Midway through the trip, we stopped for a while, parked the canoe on the riverbank and waded in the water for a while. I
I was recently reading the end of the gospel of Mark. Several verses in chapter fourteen caught my attention. It was telling the story about the last Passover Jesus celebrated with His disciples. He sent a couple of His disciples into the city to find a room for them to use to celebrate the Passover.
I am always amazed at how you can read a passage of Scripture many times and still have God point out something different to you each time. I have been reading chapter five in Luke which tells the story about a great catch of fish. Jesus was teaching from Peter’s boat and when He finished,
Happy Thanksgiving Week! Happy Thanksgiving week, my precious friends. I pray that as we head towards Thanksgiving Day here in America, you find your heart is overwhelmed by how much you have to be thankful for. I hope that today and every day this week finds you filled with joy as you take the time
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A Good Thing or a God Thing How do we know the difference? Do you have a hard time saying no to people? Do you feel obligated to do everything that you are asked to do? As “church people”, we often feel pressured to commit to things because we feel like saying yes is the
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