In Hopes of a Good Harvest
Lena hummed Louisa Stead’s meaningful hymn as she smoothed the warming soil over the lettuce seeds she’d sown. “Well, what makes you so happy this morning?” Sadie had just come to help her daughter plant…
Forgive One Another
Are we drifting along through this life kinda half way asleep,And all the sins we are committing never cause us to weep?We feel no need of forgiveness and the forgiving of other too,But when we…
Offensive Love
A Christian should not try to offend others needlessly. However, if we follow Jesus, we will offend others-just as the loving and perfect and holy Jesus often offended others by His life. Following is an…
The Family
With so many modern families affected by divorce, unhealthy marriages and relationships, it is good to look again briefly at the Biblical model of a family. Due to our sinful natures, we still have disagreements…
Bodily Resurrection: Can It Possibly Be Real?
1 Corinthians 15:12-14: Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead? But if there be no resurrection of the…
God is Our Provider
Times are tough right now, and many of us are learning to distinguish what we really need from what we merely want. Many of us need to wait when we would like to DO something,…
Just How Much Does the Lord Love You?
To know just how much the Lord loves us, we need to take a look at what love really is. Quickly: what is the opposite of love? Like nearly everyone else, you probably said, “Hate…
Children of Who?
The apostle Peter wrote his second epistle to stir up the people’s pure minds by way of remembrance (2 Peter 3:1). My heart’s intent, as I begin to write this letter, is to stir up…
A Brief Treatise on Faith
Defining faith as it pertains to a Christ-based belief can be a challenging task. What faith means to one person is not necessarily what it means to another. After centuries of Christendom, there are as…
A Healthy Bride
This article was originally, written for a local newspaper in the Salem KY area. We would do well to pause for a time from our many activities and consider where we stand in our spiritual…