Friends, some of my least favorite things to write about are political issues, but over the past week, things have rapidly changed in the United States, and it’s looking like they’re only going to get worse if we don’t refocus on what is happening and take a stand. At this ...
Read More »The Dreaded Dirty Thirty
Our teen years are a time of discoveries, and when we get to celebrate our “Sweet Sixteen.” The twenties are a time of fun and frolic; we get to celebrate turning “Twenty-one” and bask in the privileges that being legal has to offer. Then, we turn thirty… The excitement grows ...
Read More »Embracing the Comfort of the Rod and Staff
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. (Psalm 23:1) …Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4) To a shepherd, the rod and staff were very important tools when tending sheep. The rod was a long, straight stick. It was a part of the shepherd, an ...
Read More »Faith in Medicine, or Faith and Medicine?
The little row of gravestones, toppled by age and vandals, held the names of five children: brothers and sisters. Ranging in age from 3 to 18 years, three of the children passed away during one week in June, 1873. With no death certificates on record, one is left to guess ...
Read More »Physical Healing or Salvation? What is God’s Best?
Many times when we hear of a child, teenager, or adult who is sick or has special needs, our gut instinct is to pray for their physical healing. We cry day and night for God to give this person new health and a new body. Whenever, we see someone in ...
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