Making Heaven My Future Home
What a wonderful time of year when new life is springing up everywhere. In fact, not only is our family seeing new life all around us, but we also experienced it in our own home.…
An English, German, and PA-Dutch “Word Comparison Study” Reflecting on Titus 1:1a
Before we get started with our “Word Comparison Study”, please know that the English text used in this article is from the Authorized King James Version. The German text is from Das Neue Testament unsers…
Grandma’s Hands
Grandma, some ninety plus years, sat feebly on the Porch swing. She didn’t move, just sat with her head down staring at her hands. When I sat down beside her she didn’t acknowledge my presence…
Bitter Or Better: The Simple Truth About Your Joy In Life (Or Lack Of It!)
The toughest, most courageous people in history have been people who in their lives have endured terrible, unfortunate circumstance. I have two friends who are brothers, whose father deserted them when they were young. One…
It Is Written
When we make a major purchase or wish to have something understood properly, we put the words in writing. The spoken word has weight also, but time has a way of causing us to forget…
Dear God, Send Just One More Great Awakening
Well, it happened again. I woke up two hours before it was time to get up this morning. Like so many other mornings, I couldn’t sleep because of my bottomless desire to see revival break…
The Silversmith
Malachi 3:3 says: He (God) shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver… This verse puzzled a young man and he wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. So,…
Be Extraordinary, Not Ordinary
Paul was a man who was used by God to do extraordinary things, but did you know that he did not start out that way? Believe it or not his name was Saul, and he…
Jesus Coming In The Air
You are in your buggy and driving home, thinking about all the things that are going on in your world, when suddenly a sound unlike any you’ve ever heard, fills the air. The sound is…
A Woman After God’s Own Heart?
I have been meditating on what God says about King David. God said that David was a man after God’s own heart. If you do a study of David’s life you will find out that…