Heb. 12:3 For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.My Dad had amazing talent. Aside from being able to repair anything under the sun and whistle louder and higher than anyone on earth, he also was not ticklish! He and I would wrestle …
Psalm 78:39 For he remembered that they were but flesh; a wind that passeth away, and cometh not again. Psalm 78 is a concise history of Israel. It rehearses the story of the Israelites as they left Egypt and traveled toward the promised land. During their journey, they complain over and over. They turn back …
Is. 35:1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose.This verse captured my imagination today! The wilderness and desert shall rejoice? There will be roses blossoming in the desert? I know that there is a really deep truth to this passage. It’s …
I had an absolute blast at the ladies Bible conference I attended at First Baptist Church of Sauk Village, Illinois! Those people were so warm and welcoming that I almost just stayed there and sent for the family! 😉 I was privileged to get to speak three times. One session was called “The Christian Lady’s …
Psalm 71:18 Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed they strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come.I grew up in a Baptist church where the pastor was bold, and told it like it was! No sugar-coating or treading …
Not too long ago, a friend posted the words to the song “God Will Make This Trial a Blessing” on Facebook. My, my! It brought back memories! I remembered the tent meeting that my best friend, Dixie, and I attended together in East Prairie, Missouri. She and her family set up the tent for evangelist …
Psalm 69:20 Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there was none; and for comforters, but I found none.I’ve spent my entire life around Christian people. The ones I was closest to, my family, were genuine. They battled the flesh, turned to …
Dan. 3:17-18 If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which …
Psalm 63:1-2 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; To see thy power and glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. Well, as some of you may know, I …
Ps. 59:17 Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. The excitement and nerves surrounding this trip to Chicago has been a blessed diversion from the fact that daily, I’m in a battle. Problems, temptations and enemies are all around me. When this excitement …
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