Most of us have heard of God’s promises. We used to have a little box of scripture promises on the kitchen table. I’d pull one out each morning. Now I read them from my Bible and my devotional book. I’ve discovered many more than the ones in the little box. God is true to what He says He will do. Most have conditions like, “If you’ll to this, I’ll do that.” The closer I look, the more specific His promises…
Theresa Hupp mentioned me in a “Blog Hop” this morning. You might want to check out her site at: http://mthupp.wordpress.com/2013/04/08/a-novel-blog-hop-lead-me-home/
My niece called the other day with this question. “Aunt Sally, what is our heritage?” “Yours is mostly English. Why?” “Well, maybe that’s not what I want to know. I mean what’s my ethnicity?” “White bread, honey. White bread. Our ethnicity doesn’t really make a difference. We’re all descended from Adam and Eve, ultimately.” As I thought about it later, what I said to her was true. We’re all a part of God’s creation. But not all of us are…
The day after the first installment of History Channel’s new series The Bible, I read Bill O’Reilly’s discussion with the pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas. Bill stated that “some of the Bible is allegory, like Jonah and the whale.” (The Bible doesn’t call it a whale, only a big fish). Bill went on to label other accounts as allegory. The pastor replied that since Jesus referred to Jonah and the big fish as fact it must not be…
I recently attended a women’s retreat with my church. Our featured speaker, Sharon Beekmann, a marriage and family therapist, shared her testimony during the three-day conference. She told us how she became disillusioned with her faith at a young age and began to delve into Ouija boards, new age, and transcendental meditation practices to fill that void. She spent a great deal of time and energy learning to channel spirits in order to help her clients. After eleven years and…
A week from tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day. A friend sent me a beautiful Irish Blessing I want to share with you. Take a moment to sit and let the beautiful music and scenes wash over you. Go to http://www.andiesisle.com/ThisBlessingIsForYou.html. This will take a moment to load, but it is well worth the wait.
While we slept Monday night, snow fell for the second time in five days. This brings the snow total this month to 20.3 inches. Last year we had only two and a half inches for the entire winter. This second snow sat heavy on trees and power lines. Many experienced electrical outages throughout the area. About 5:30 Tuesday morning I awoke and crept downstairs to see how deep the new layer of snow was on the patio. In the pre-dawn…
The bumper sticker read “There’s always free cheese . . . in a mousetrap.” I saw this a week ago on the way home from church. Now if I could just remember the phrase and apply it to my life. Yesterday a trusted friend sent me an offer of free tickets on Southwest Airlines. Without a second thought, I punched the “Click Here” button. Were there really free tickets? Where would I like to go? My computer thought a few…
On The Allure of the Seas cruise ship, dining is a lovely experience each night. White tablecloths, china, and crystal adorn the tables. Each table is served by a drink waiter, a headwaiter to take orders and bring food, plus an assistant waiter to serve bread and water. An enormous crystal chandelier hangs over the second story dining room ceiling, looking down into the floor below. In the center the lower deck, musicians play live music while guests dine on…
Words from a video lingered in my mind: “God calls us to be salt. In ancient times, salt was added to animal droppings to make the fire hotter.” Those words came from a video entitled Focus on the Family’s That the World May Know series. This series is taught by Ray VanderLaan, an excellent Bible teacher. As I thought about VanderLaan’s statement, I questioned why anyone would want to make a fire hotter. • To make fire more efficient and…