The Bible says God set eternity in our heart (Ecclesiastes 3:11). Before I met Jesus as Savior and Lord at sixteen, eternity wasn’t something I thought about. But salvation scriptures show us how God set
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I stepped outside as my husband was leaving for work, sending him off with the usual kiss on the cheek. As he was about to leave, I noticed a stray piece of cinder block in
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“When we fish for fish, we take them out of a beautiful life into death. But when we fish for men, we take them out of death into a beautiful life.” A speaker at church
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This month was the Fourth of July celebration in our small island community. I enjoy our quaint fishing village and the hometown feel of the Fourth of July parade. The main road through the island
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“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:11) In 2025, I had an opportunity to go to Czechia (see “Revival in Czechia”), one of
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Trading Self-Reliance for Surrender & Finding True Rest I recently had a big birthday, and with it came a wave of nostalgia that sent my thoughts back to childhood. Those thoughts were magnified when I
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Mumbo Jumbo: an English phrase used to describe words, ideas, or rituals in overly obscure or unclear language. Platitudes: A platitude is an overused, trite, or obvious remark that is often delivered as if it
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The night I lost my ear, I was thinking about my sandals. The left strap had been biting into my heel for some time. It was a small, stupid, persistent pain, but I think of
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Christmas in July “Mosie, why do we celebrate Christmas in July?” My grand-girl Lila fiddled with a small wrapped package she held in her lap amidst several flowers she and her younger sister Emory had
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My daughter just delivered our first grandchild. She is a champion, choosing a natural birth with no pain meds. She wanted to be awake and aware of everything, so she trained for it! A whole
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