Daily encouragement for Christians
Do you have the faith of a child? My dad used to tell me, “Don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see,” In today’s world that advice seems very reasonable to me. Most of the words spoken today are either gossip, half-truths, or flat-out lies. Much of what we see is […]
From the archives: Do you own tools you have put up and then forgot you had them when a need arose? I’m good at that. I looked in my desk drawer and saw a box cutter I had forgotten. I wondered how many times I could have saved a fingernail if only I had […]
There are many different versions of the Bible. While this is upsetting to some people, who think their preferred version is the only correct one, I appreciate those written in a contemporary style; they are simpler and easier to understand. I’ve known many people who have never read the Book because they didn’t understand the […]
From the archives: Today seemed to find me in a barren land as I sat with Father expectantly seeking the topic of the day. After an hour the only thing I knew was that I could not give up because Father wanted to speak to someone specific through my words today. Suddenly, I caught just […]
What does the Sabbath day look like for you? Do you have a day in your week for resting your body and praising your Savior? If so, what day is it? The look and feel of Shabbat (the Sabbath) has changed immensely over the centuries. Until the year 321 A.D. the Sabbath always began at […]
From the archives: Last night two of my grandsons decided they wanted to sleep outside on the trampoline. It is spring but we live in the north and the temperature was going back to the low forties. It was their first try at spending the night in the great outdoors. They are seven and nine […]
Have you ever been called superstitious because of your faith? Several years ago, when my husband and I bought our business, I was greatly disturbed by the business address and decided to bring it before the postmaster in an effort to change it. The address was 666 S. Center St. It crawled up under […]
From the archives: Have you taken the tools God provides and turned them into guilty pleasures? My name is Linda and I stand guilty as charged. I have spent most of my life overweight. I was never very athletic or physically active. I was more the type to curl up with a book or grab […]
Are you fasting for lent? When I was growing up we always observed lent by fasting meat on Fridays. That meant a lot of McDonald’s Filet O’ Fish for lunch and fish sticks for dinner. That fits well into the dictionary definition; abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a […]
Are you aware that the Gregorian calendar we use is different from the Jewish biblical calendar? According to God’s Word, the early days of autumn are full of holy days to be dedicated to the Lord. This year, 2020, September 18th at sundown–the start of the Jewish day–marked the first day of the Tishri […]
