(Recommended Reading – John 3:1-21) As we go through life, so many people are desperately seeking joy, peace, love, success, etc.  As they go about seeking these things, they enter into temporal solutions – happiness instead of joy, lust instead of love, greed instead of success and self-satisfaction instead of peace.  No matter what they … Continue reading All The Wrong Things In All The Wrong Places →

Do you have any experience with grafting one tree branch onto another tree?  I’ve personally never tried to do anything like that.  So I did a little research and these are a few things I learned - interpreted in simplified, general terms from someone not educated on the topic:   Grafting joins two separate parts of … Continue reading Grafted →

Freedom…”the quality or state of being free: such as.…liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another...INDEPENDENCE…and the quality or state of being exempt or released usually from something onerous.”* Today, July 4, 2026, America celebrates freedom - our Independence Day #250.   “The Fourth of July—also known as Independence Day or July 4th—has … Continue reading FREEDOM – 2026 →

(Recommended Reading: Isaiah 36 & 37 / Quoted scriptures from NIV) I believe as Christians, we all know, or at least think we know, the importance of prayer.  But how seriously do we really take that responsibility?  How many pray daily, not only for their family and friends and a few other things they deem … Continue reading God’s Promises – A Call To Prayer →

Unbelieving believers…that is a “phrase” I have heard before and my Pastor used it in a sermon recently.  He referenced it regarding a discussion he had had with a man recently - the man said he is a Christian; but, he doesn’t go to church, he doesn’t read his Bible or pray regularly - you … Continue reading Unbelieving Believers →

On Saturday, May 30, 2026 I sat down to do my daily Bible study.  The passages that were to be read that day were Proverbs 11, 12 & 13.  These chapters talk a lot about pride, humility and wisdom.  The Bible I use has a short commentary each day dealing with what will be read … Continue reading Mirror…Mirror →

When you read the Old Testament, it is very obvious that the ancient people lived much longer, more vigorous lives than what we consider normal today.  But as I was reading my devotional this morning, I read something that just grabbed my attention, so down that rabbit hole I went; and, as a result, here … Continue reading It’s Never Too Late →

(Scripture References from the NIV) How many times in your life have you heard the old saying “He/she is the spittin’ image of ______” (fill in the blank with any name)?  I know that I have heard it a lot over my lifetime.  So who do you now – today – think you reflect?  You … Continue reading The Spittin’ Image →

(Scripture References from the NIV) In Exodus 19 the Israelites arrive at Mt. Sinai.  You can read in verses 3-5a about how God speaks to Moses – He reminds them of His help in their escape from Egypt and their value to Him.  Moses also receives the Ten Commandments and many other laws that the … Continue reading How Soon We Forget →

Once again, I’ve heard the same statements or ideas multiple times the past week - most recently today at church at our women’s luncheon.  So I feel compelled to expound on it.   First, our pastor’s mother (Missionary Karen Ming) spoke at our church for the Mother’s Day service last Sunday.  She made the comment that … Continue reading Always On Time →