For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live […]
Once upon a time, when I was a child, we had a horse, or I should say a colt. Star was a palomino, a lovely light gold with a white blaze on her forehead and four white feet. She was a small horse, only about 14 and a half hands […]
With the advent of sin into the world, man had to find ways of dealing with limited resources. Time was limited. The ground no longer grew to its full strength. Lives were shortened and the animals no longer trusted us. The ultimate limitation we earned was death. People can live […]
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (1 John 1:9) I thank God for this verse. No matter what I have done, he has covered it; He has gotten rid of all the past. He has […]
“Mother, how long is it now until they come?” asked Emily. “The vet said it will be about another week, Emily. Let me mark it on the calendar for you. Here’s today, the eighth. Right around the 15th, Sooty’s kittens should be born,” said Mother. “Can’t she hurry it up […]
Why is trash, trash? Trash is trash because it is not CONSIDERED to have any value or use. The empty can is generally tossed, yet some people take time and set up machinery to collect that can to put it back in service. It may be trash to me, but […]
Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin. (Romans 3:20) Are you saved because of your actions? Many people seem to believe that we are saved by being good, and as a result are trying hard […]
Back when I was a girl, my grandparents were good solid hill people, with solid ideas about right and wrong and what was proper and what wasn’t. My grandpa had fought in World War I and he loved his country. They’d come up to visit us over the Fourth of […]
(Mark 12:41-44) Do you remember the story of the time Jesus and His disciples visited the Tabernacle and stood watching the people giving gifts? There was this big trunk with a hole in the top. The people dropped their offerings through the hole and they made a satisfying thump in […]
