A few weeks ago, my husband and I were granted the privilege to share the gospel message with a repairman (we will call Chad) who had come to our home. As he went to leave that afternoon, I gave him a tract and asked him— If you were to die today, are you 100% sure,…
Do you know what’s waiting for you in Heaven? God has graciously given us many Bible verses about Heaven, and they paint a beautiful picture for those of us who will one day enter Heaven. We will be with our loving Abba, Father, forever! And we’ll be free from sin and sorrow and death. There…
On a Monday night around 25 years ago, I was traveling on a county road that took a drastic turn and suddenly brought me into the city limits. As I had missed seeing a speed limit sign, I had no idea what the limit was in that area. I could see by the increase in…
If you know me well, you know that I have an irrational fear of Ferris wheels. I love roller coasters of all kinds. And flying in an airplane doesn’t bother me at all. In fact, I truly love it! Heights aren’t the problem. So, I don’t know why I can’t stand Ferris wheels. I tried the…
“You let her go. Why can’t I?” “She gets away with everything. That’s so not fair!” Sound familiar, Mom? We hear many forms of the “That’s not fair!” statement, in raising our children, don’t we? I also heard it as a teacher many, many times when giving out discipline. It sounded like this, “Why did…
In Proverbs we read this verse… “A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.” Proverbs 18:24 The best thing I can ever do for a friend, to shew myself friendly, is to introduce them to my “friend that sticketh closer than a brother”…my…
In our reading this week, we find probably the most well-known, most quoted verse in all of scripture—John 3:16. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. We see this verse or its reference on ball caps, on…
Invitations always make me feel special. I’m included! Those issuing the invitation want me there with them! Here in John chapter 1, we find a special invitation. Two of John the Baptist’s disciples hear him bear record that Jesus is the Lamb of God, the long awaited Messiah! The two then leave John and follow…