Yesterday one of the verses that was given was Proverbs 10:12. I am a KJV lady all the way, it can be a challenge to read at times, but Lord willing (and I think He is), God will continue to help me understand it. I wanted to compare the versions of this verse because it […]
The article is much longer than this, so I thought I would post the part of her brother’s situation, for the full article go to the link in the previous post. “My brother, Phil Howard, was a missionary up in Northwest Territory in Canada. When he first went up there, he could not gain the
I used to love Elisabeth Elliot’s program Gateway to Joy. Today I ran across one of her shows that talks about something that we have been focusing on, forgiveness. Isn’t it hard? We can choose to forgive the person who hurt us, even though they won’t even think of doing the right thing themselves. I
A short story has come to mind.. I went to check on the children outside one day and caught little Zoe running out of our neighbor’s garage, out of breath, and excited. Before I said anything she said, “They borned a baby, and she is brown, her name is Zoe!” How sweet this girl, what
Having some thoughts this morning.. Do you forgive easily? On the spot, take the apology, no questions asked, no rehashing of events, no accusing, wipe the slate clean, forgive? Do you know that Jesus wiped your slate clean? Anything other than doing the same for another will make you miserable. Not only that, one day
Can We Remedy Being Miserable Offenders? If you haven’t read the works of Elisabeth Elliot, you are missing some great encouragement. I’m not one to have a load of ‘other’ books to read. I have a few wonderful, oldie but goodies in my nightstand. Here is an excerpt from All That Was Ever Ours. “We are
I have a real want to go antique shopping. Don’t get me wrong, I hate clutter when it doesn’t have a purpose. How many of you like to go window shopping in an antique store? Some of the items aren’t really antique, but only replicas, and I really don’t know much about that. It’s interesting
At this time of year, more hearts seem to be open to listen to the message of the gospel. Although we need to use every opportunity given by the Lord to spread God’s love everyday, this is a time where there may be a chance to act in love toward someone who would never otherwise
