Monthly Archives: December 2022

“Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices    as much as in obeying the Lord?To obey is better than sacrifice,    and to heed is better than the fat of rams.”  (1 Samuel 15:22) These are the words from God through Samuel to King Saul, … Continue reading →

My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.”    And my heart responds, “Lord, I am coming.”  Psalm 27:8 Life moves along steadily, with no bumps in the road, until it doesn’t.  The economy takes a sudden downturn and … Continue reading →

Randy and I have done our fair share of remodeling the homes we have purchased in our lifetime!  We actually like demolishing what was to clean, tear away the old and unusable, to redesign and rebuild for greater purposes.  But … Continue reading →

Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,calling for you and for me;see, on the portals he’s waiting and watching,watching for you and for me. Come home, come home;you who are weary come home;earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,calling, O sinner, come home! … Continue reading →

Have you had a time when you thought, this is it, I will not survive this, this will be the end of me? Maybe that time is right now.  As I read about God’s people who left Him to worship … Continue reading →

When we are at wits end, hope dissipates quickly in various degrees and ways depending on the person, what or whom they believe, and how desperate the situation becomes.  How should we handle depressing situations without losing hope? That is … Continue reading →

My little brother had a nickname given to him by my dad.  “Yeah-but” was the name because no matter what was said, my brother was driven to dispute it, twist it, or exaggerate as he presented his case against the … Continue reading →

When we walk with the Lord in the light of His WordWhat a glory He sheds on our way!While we do His good will, He abides with us stillAnd with all who will trust and obey Trust and obey, for … Continue reading →

No one, including me, likes to be told they are not thinking correctly and what they are doing is completely wrong.  Our first thought is rebellion.  “You don’t tell me what I don’t know.”  To make radical, life or death … Continue reading →

When our grandkids were younger, we loved to go a wonderful orchard in September to fill baskets with all kinds of varieties of apples.  This farm was meticulous and scientific at growing trees that produced beautiful, picture-perfect apples.  We tramped … Continue reading →