Does David’s Old Testament Kindness to Mephibosheth have Meaning for You?
This is one of my favorite Old Testament stories. It is recorded in 2 Samuel 9.
It begins with David asking, “Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
He finds out that there…
Are you as taken aback as I was by this question?
It was asked in a message Beall Phillips gave at an Edwardian Tea given as part of the Titanic 100 Event that Vision Forum has been putting together to honor those who lost their lives in this tragedy.
I hope you too will be challenged as…
As a homeschool mother I’m always on the lookout for practical projects that I can do with our children that teach them that giving of themselves, their time and their money are not just things that parents do, but things that we all can do even at a young age.
I recently discovered Randy Alcorn’s website…
"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:" - Proverbs 23:7 KJV
What do you spend your time thinking about? Scripture tells us what we should be thinking about:
“Finally, brethren,
whatsoever things are true,
whatsoever things are honest,
whatsoever things are just,
whatsoever things are pure,
whatsoever things are lovely,
whatsoever things are of good report;
if there be any virtue,
and…
I Can’t Think Straight!
"If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you." James 1:5 (NIV)
I received this devotion three times in one day from three different people. Do you think the Lord is trying to tell me something?
I do,…
Last night Google Alert sent me an obituary. Phyllis Ann Sather had passed on. Not only did she have my full name, but she lived just a short distance from where I live. It was quite shocking to open that email and see that I was dead.
I have to admit that I did a quick…
“Overheard in an Orchard” by Elizabeth Cheney
Said the robin to the sparrow,
"I would really like to know
Why those anxious human beings
rush around and worry so."
Said the sparrow to the robin,
"Friend, I think that it must be
That they have no Heavenly Father
such as cares for you and me."
Psalm 46:10 KJV - "Be still, and know that…