2 Corinthians 5:19 "For God was in Christ, restoring the world to himself, no longer counting men’s sins against them, but blotting them out. This is the wonderful message he has given us to tell others." Oh no, I thought, I’ll never get this stain out. I...
"Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh." (Luke 6:21b, NIV2)We all go through times when we can't help but weep. A loved one passes away, a friend ends up divorced, an acquaintance is transported to a hospital, or your children are leaving home to attend...
"The righteous keep moving forward, and those with clean hands become stronger and stronger." Job 17:9 NLTAs a young boy, clean hands were important to me-a trait that has obviously been passed down to my grandson. As he attempts to master eating with a fork and...
James 4:1-3 "What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you? You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask...
"Your eyes are windows into your body. If you open your eyes wide in wonder and belief, your body fills up with light. If you live squinty-eyed in greed and distrust, your body is a dank cellar. If you pull the blinds on your windows, what a dark life you will have!"...
"Jesus replied, 'A person who has bathed all over does not need to wash, except for the feet, to be entirely clean.'" (John 13:10 NLT) Sometimes, chickens leave behind more than eggs and meat. My maternal grandmother-a residence of Vance for many years-had a dozen or...
While I was using a bar of my homemade goat soap, I was once again amazed at how such a lovely, gentle cleansing agent comes forth due to using the caustic substance, lye, to produce it.To make the soap I add a considerable amount of lye crystals to slushy goat's...