Remember then hope

Remember today that God’s mercies go on and on.  They are in constant motion.  Available to the weak, the hurting, the strong, the overcomer, the humble, the proud, the one who suffers and wonders.  His mercies never stop.  Yesterday’s may be gone, but this morning new ones entered with the first light that shone through [...]

From nothing to something…

Brothers and sisters, look at what you were when God called you. Not many of you were wise in the way the world judges wisdom. Not many of you had great influence. Not many of you came from important families.
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and he chose [...]

Is the Heat On?

(This has been floating around for awhile and you may have seen it - but if not, it’s a good read.)

 ”He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver”  Malachi 3:3 
This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this statement meant about the character and nature of God. One of [...]

Serenity and Storms

So many questions, so much confusion.  What is happening???  Some weeks just seem crazier than others, like last week.
Saturday night, Oct 20 we rec’d a call that a pastor and his wife not too far from where we live were shot in the head.   She died; he survived but was critically wounded.  The gunman was their [...]

Isaiah 58:11

“The LORD will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land…”

Missions Motivators

“The Gospel is only Good News if it gets there in time” - Carl F. Henry
“You can give without loving. But you cannot love without giving.”   - Amy Carmichael
“We talk of the Second Coming; half the world has never heard of the first.” - Oswald J. Smith
“But before people can ask the Lord for help, they [...]

JUSTINA’S LAST HOPE

“Which one, Lord?” I asked silently as I looked at the women seated in a semi-circle around me.   It was Friday night and there were several women attending this meeting for the first time that I did not know.   Could it be one of them for whom the Lord had given me a specific message [...]

Livin’ in Limbo Landia

I’m where I don’t belong.  To where I do belong, I can’t yet go.  Yet where I don’t belong is where I’m from, and to where I do belong I’m a stranger, a foreigner.
Welcome to my world.  Welcome to Limbo Landia- a place where there is neither yes nor no, only maybe.  A place where [...]

From Yellow Bus to Pink Pajama’s (Reflection on Psalm 46:10)

 
“Be still and know that I am God.   
 I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
A jump off #38’s bottom step, a shout hello and a race across the yard.  As I watched her I thought to myself, “this kid knows only one speed:  fast!“  Waiting for my hug [...]