Only God
Only God can cleanse a heart from sin and make it white as snow. We know God is holy and sin cannot be in his presence. We fall way short of the mark as Rom. 3:23 says: “For all have…
Category salvation
Funny and Not so Funny
Just for a laugh – several days ago I walked out of my house, going out my sunroom door, with key in hand to unlock the small lock on my shed out back. It was 20 degrees and the lock…
Emmanuel–God with US
“The shepherds said to one another; ‘Let us go to Bethlehem to see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.’ And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the…
Its “Snow” Pretty!
I may be crazy, but I do like the snow. A few weeks ago, we had our first snow fall of the year. It was beautiful and was clinging to everything. The evergreens look frosted with fluffy white frosting. Everything…
New Life
My laptop had been giving me fits for some time. It’s old, slow and was showing signs that I really needed a new one. But that wasn’t in the picture. Things didn’t look very hopeful until a good friend suggested…
Lost to Found
Something felt different, I thought, as I touched my ear and then realized I had lost a favorite earring. I had walked all over my backyard earlier picking up twigs, etc.; if I lost it out there, how would I…
What’s It Going to Take?
He’s called a servant (slave) of the high priest; his name, Malchus. Remember him? He’s the one in the crowd that came with Judas and the chief priests to the garden to arrest Jesus. When they laid their hands on…
Just Like Mom (Dad)
I remember an old chest my mother had in her bedroom. I can still see the long dark blue velvet dress I would often put on along with her high heel shoes and parade around the house. I loved pretending…
The Gift Certificate
Last week I decided to go shopping for a couple of items I needed since I had two gift certificates that still had some amounts left on them. Putting them in my purse, away I went. I even asked the…
Rolled Away
The crowds were gone–the shouting was no more. It was quiet that Sunday morning as some women walked to the tomb where Jesus had been lain. Expecting to see a stone over the entrance of the grave, they were surprised…