Share Making Lemonade By Susan Niswonger / last year “Making lemonade, we’re making lemonade; in the sunshine or the shade, we’re making lemon-a-a-ade,” the song continued as Caleb and I enjoyed another viewing of “Boz.” Actually, I think I know the entire DVD by heart. I was still a little puzzled to have the song play over and over in my head all night. […]
Share Hungering And Thirsting After Righteousness By James Thornton / a couple of years ago Hungering And Thirsting After Righteousness: Matthew 5:6. “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.” Here Jesus speaks of a consuming anxiety for righteousness. Jesus portrays a man ravenous with hunger, parched and panting with thirst. Then He tells us that when we long for goodness as […]
Share No Excuse Monday By Susan Niswonger / a couple of years ago Excuses, Excuses, you hear them every day. The dictionary defines excuse as a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise. I am amazed at the excuses we come up with to justify our behavior or lack of action. As a Mom, Department Manager and Pastor’s wife, I think I have […]
Share Welcome to the 21st Century!! By Sheri Boulet / a couple of years ago My family and I took a much needed break from reality this past weekend. We slipped away in our motor home that has seen very little activity of late and went to the beach. It was so beautiful there. The beaches were white and the water was so clear. As usual our *apostolicness* turned some […]
Share The Fruits of Apostasy By Phyllis Corbin / a couple of years ago The Fruits of Apostasy 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3 1 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, 2 that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from […]
Share Won’t Need E-flat By Don Doran / a couple of years ago Auturo Tscanini, the great conductor, was sitting at his podium prior to a concert one evening. As the orchestra warmed up just minutes before the performance, a bassoon player approached him in a fearful panic. “Maestro, I am very sorry, but my instrument has suffered an accident, and the E-flat will not sound. I am […]
Share Difficulties in Our Lives By Lynne Conley / a couple of years ago Difficulties in Our Lives Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. (Psalm 32:7 KJV) Mary and Martha were sisters who lived in town called Bethany. Jesus loved Martha, Mary and their brother, Lazarus. Jesus entered Martha’s house, and she welcomed him […]
Share The Musings of a Reluctant Drama Queen By Sheri Boulet / a couple of years ago You know, all I long for is a nice, quiet existence, my family around me, my home orderly and neat, being with my church family and hearing the anointed Word of God, nothing extravagant, nothing out of the ordinary, just peace. I have known people that crave excitement, daredevils at heart, always on the look […]
Share Lessons From The Book Of Nehemiah By Phyllis Corbin / a couple of years ago BIBLE STUDY 7 LESSONS FROM THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH Nehemiah 6:15 -16 15 So the wall was finished in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, in fifty-and two days 16 And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard thereof, and all the heathen that were about us saw these […]
Share Glimpses Of Glory By Sheri Boulet / a couple of years ago I ventured out to Wal-Mart late this afternoon. Not one of my favorite things on a Saturday, but of necessity, I had to brave it. I raced around trying to complete my shopping in record time and flee the masses. After I completed checking out I headed for the exit. It was flooding! The alcove […]