It is early evening, the long lazy summer has arrived, and God has laid His warming hand on us. From my side door, I watched as the young willow tree filled over and over again with songbirds. They were taking…
Blessings Upon Blessings
Category: Encouragement
The Good News of the Gospel is (also) Grace!
Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. ~ 2 John 3 Mercy is not receiving what we do deserve, grace is receiving…
Holding On
Last winter was brutal in this part of the country (as in most). Each morning for weeks after spring arrived I still half expected to see traces of an overnight surprise snowfall, even though the trees had leafed and there…
Psalms To See Me Through Psalm 18: The Psalm Worth Repeating ~ Part I
The Lord Praised for Giving Deliverance. For the choir director. A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord, who spoke to the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of…
What We Really Need
The world is a loud place right now. Opinions are flying quick, defenses are up, and everyone is out to get their point across to everyone else. People are mourning, people are hurting, violence continues because of hatred ~ and,…