I really wanted to be mad at whoever left the freezer door open. My mind went immediately to worst case scenario. What if the freezer experienced motor failure trying to keep an even temperature with the door cracked open? And what about the pounds of meat thawing as if I Read more…
My husband surprised me with a trip to the Ark Encounter in Kentucky last week. If you have never visited the Ark and you get the opportunity to do so, take it. You won’t be disappointed. I think every time I have been there, I leave with a different takeaway. Read more…
The rapt faces of the children were on the patriarch, as he once again shared the miracles of the past. That there was a God in heaven was an obvious fact to these children who had been raised with the nightly ritual of the retelling of God’s goodness and His Read more…
Sickness begs comfort. When sickness came calling as a child, curled up on the couch with a “comfort” or blanket in front of the warmth of the wood stove eased the crummy feelings of the ailment. The cool hand on the fevered brow, the soothing drink for the aching throat Read more…
We can trust the judgment of God. He alone knows the perimeters in which the judgment is needed. Too often we find ourselves with a judging attitude when faced with circumstances that we would deem unholy in the lives of our church family. Consequently, we take it upon ourselves to Read more…
“Renewal is a new mercy that God gives daily.” We can be renewed because of the mercy of God. On the other hand, we might ask, “What is mercy? How is it defined and how can we become aware of God’s mercies on a daily basis?” Mercy Defined William Barclay Read more…