Does God Speak to Us Today?
I have been thinking about one thing in particular that people will use if they don’t want to hear a particular message. There are some who will use this, even claim it supersedes the Bible,…
Amish Bean/Bubbly Soup
Ingredients2-3 T. butter1 c. cooked navy beans[optional]3 qt. milk [appr.] salt8 c. stale homemade bread [cubed] InstructionsBrown the butter in a saucepan, then add the milk and bring almost to a…
Are You Dead?
When you get born again by surrendering your life and asking Jesus to live in your heart, can you now go and live any way you want to? This question has been around as long…
Reflections of a Mother
I gave you life, but cannot live it for youI can teach you right from wrong but I cannot always decide for youI can take you to church but I cannot make you believeI can…
The Titanic
We all know the story. The Titanic, a British passenger liner, struck an iceberg off Newfoundland on the night of April 14-15, 1912, and sank. It was a tragedy of enormous proportions. What a splendid…
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: The Heart
Our physical heart is responsible for pumping life-sustaining blood to the body. The blood contains nutrients (food) and oxygen that the body must have to live. Even though it is a small organ, about the…
Is What Jesus Did and Said Enough?
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that has called us to glory and virtue: Whereby are given to us…
What Is Faith?
Hebrews 11:1: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. The whole chapter of Hebrew 11 tells us what faith is about! Verse 6 says: But without faith…
Excommunication and Shunning Members of the Church (Part 3 of 3)
The following letter is in response to the article labeled Excommunication and Shunning, January 2011 issue. Also read our readers’ responses in Part 2. Dear Fellow Pilgrim, greetings in the name of our Savior Jesus…
Four Inch Hat
When I was young and full of pepI often made a crooked stepBut now I am old and my head looks flatBecause I wear a 4 inch hatBut now if I am honest and trueThat…