She was on a mission of mercy, but her journey didn't end the way she anticipated.Our church began a Sunday evening feeding program recently-a program supported completely by member donations. One elderly lady was bringing supplies for the upcoming feeding when she...
A picky customer comes to a small food shop and sees a new delivery of fresh fruit. "Give me two pounds of oranges and wrap every orange up in a separate piece of paper, please," he says to the saleswoman. She does."And a pound of cherries, please, and wrap up every...
Last time we discovered that Jesus referred to 3 kinds of leaven: The real yeast that raises bread without any help, Herod's yeast and the yeast of the Pharisees. Today's focus will be on Herod's yeast.But first, just who was Herod? There is but one mention of the...
How Can we Become Complacent? Part B. A Study Through the 7 Churches of RevelationWhile in Christchurch, New Zealand, we discovered a slimy pond, covered with algae and duck-weed, and not attractive at all by human terms. To us it looked more like a mud pool than...
Philippians 2:13 – For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose. (NIV 2011)Have you noticed that disruptions stick in your mind more easily than everyday, ordinary things? I have. Maybe that's why God often uses them as growth...
During the last four years of her life my Mom fought a valiant but losing battle against cancer.During that time she lost her health, her hair, and 40 pounds. She was in and out of the hospital more times than I could count. In the end as her life’s energy ebbed away...
"Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset. As a result, Joshua overwhelmed the army of Amalek in battle.z' Exodus 17:12-13 NLT His determination paid off; he had emptied my bird feeder and satisfied his...