It started in the Garden, with the first man and woman created by God from the dust of His earth. Adam and Eve walked with God in the cool of the day in their garden home. Imagine what they talked about! God had given them authority over all that He ...
Read More »Behind Closed Doors
I remember the popular tune from my childhood. I can still hum that melody in my mind that played on the radio so often, though I didn’t understand its meaning:“Oh, No One Knows What Goes On Behind Closed Doors…”. Charlie Rich sang this popular song, included on his 1973 album ...
Read More »And Their Bows Shall Be Broken: Evil is Self-Destructive
In bible times, the bow was a symbol of victory, used to launch flaming arrows at an intended target. The deadly arrows contained oils or resins soaked into fibers and set aflame. Aimed at their mark, they were launched. Hitting their target, they caused scolding and burns to human flesh and ...
Read More »Slipping Pearls: Finding Joy is Simple
“After all,” Anne had said to Marilla once, “I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just those that bring simple little pleasures following one another softly, like pearls slipping off a string.”—L.M. Montgomery, Anne of ...
Read More »Wash Day: Cleansed From Sin
It usually fell on Mondays. It was perhaps the longest, most tiring day of the week–not for the lazy or faint-of-heart! It was wash day, and it had nothing to do with pouring liquid detergent into a Maytag and coming back thirty minutes later to a load of clean clothes… ...
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