Proverbs 15:31-33 "He who listens to a life-giving rebuke will be at home among the wise. He who ignores discipline despises himself, but whoever heeds correction gains understanding." NIVI wasn’t at all happy when I discovered I couldn’t read the words on a page...
Hebrews 12:11 "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it." NIVWe have horses and goats and horses and goats are good at a lot of things, but one of...
My community and state are still recovering from the catastrophe that struck recently. A wall of storms with hurricane force winds struck late on a Friday evening knocking down trees, blocking roads, damaging homes, and destroying power lines. Hundreds of thousands of...
Exodus 4:13 "But Moses said, O Lord, please send someone else to do it." NIVColossians 3:23 "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men." NIVDuring the winter months, watering our livestock becomes quite a chore as two 5...
It was a bitterly cold day and six inches of snow had fallen the night before. I was five years old and being bundled up by my Mom in front of the stove. In those days a heavy snow was no reason to cancel school. After my Mom pulled on my mittens and snapped the hood...
We all face our challenges, sometimes more than others.We were finally able to receive plane tickets (See Heathrow's Hunger Games), not to our planned destination, but to Edinburgh. At that stage, anywhere in Scotland was better than nothing!As it was already past...
The tears of a heartbroken child can turn the good intentions of a firm disciplinarian into one of frustration and intimidation. Even when discipline is in order, there will always be those who question or disapprove. It is especially difficult when you meet adults...