I Peter I:4 states, “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises; that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” Fire season is once again upon us. Two of my dear friends just lost their home because of the […]
Hebrews 11:10 says, “For he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose builder and maker is God.” The little town of Marcus, Washington was one of the 11 small towns that were erased in 1942 when Grand Coulee Dam was completed and began to back the waters of the Columbia River up to Canada
II Timothy 2:3 says, “Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” The little colony of Leiden was located about 25 miles southwest of Amsterdam on the Old Rhine River. In the late 1500s a small Pilgrim church huddled there to escape the religious persecution of Spain. They had built a fortress
James 4:8 says, “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.” In our little two-room country school house (Orchard Prairie School, Spokane, WA), we had a science fair. My project was on magnetism. I had a simple little writing along
Philippians 4:19 states, “But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” This is a wonderful promise that we all would like to claim. I remember a little cartoon picture from way back in the “Donald Duck days.” Donald Duck said the caption, “My Uncle Scrooge is
Galatians 1:3-4 says, “Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father:” When I was about seven years old, living at 1336 Random
John 3:34 states, “For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.” To the best of my memory, the irrigation pump on the farm ran at about 110 to 120 psi to operate the equivalent of eight wheel lines. Later when I moved
Daniel 12:2-3 says, “And many that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.” How do
Acts 6:2 says, “Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.” I called a large church to see if the pastor could make a call on a family from our church who had moved into
Psalm 51:12 says, “Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.” The song “Create in Me a Clean Heart,” by Keith Green, is based on Psalm 51. This psalm was written by King David after he faced up to his sin with Bathsheba. He calls upon the mercy
