She was the daughter of a Civil War soldier. She passed away before she was thirty, leaving three little girls to grow to womanhood without her influence. Among the faded certificates of her birth, marriage, and death, there were no images of the young woman, nothing to show the color ...
Read More »The Vine and the Branches
Fruit is the tangible evidence of life. Only live plants can produce fruit. Nourishment travels from the roots to the branches, sustaining the fruit. Stay with me Now. Jesus refers to Himself as the vine and to us as branches. Unless we are attached to the vine, we are not receiving ...
Read More »Take Heart: God Knows Where the Pieces Go
Jigsaw puzzles had their beginnings in 18th century Europe as pieces of wooden maps made by mapmakers of the time. But by 1900, American adults were big fans of the puzzle as a relaxing pastime, although the cost of about $5 per puzzle was steep at a time when the ...
Read More »The Lord is My Helper and Keeper
God is always willing and able to help us. He desires to help us, but the choice is yours. I can remember wrestling with the Word of God, and it kept me up many nights without sleep. You see fear was my biggest issue as well as not wanting to ...
Read More »Navigating the River of Doubt
In early 1914, Theodore Roosevelt was looking for a new challenge after failing to win a third nomination for President. Along with his son, Kermit, and Brazilian explorer Candido Rondon, Roosevelt set off to explore the River of Doubt in the Amazon forest of Brazil. If the former President wanted ...
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