I Peter 5:13 says, “The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.” The shepherds play a wonderful part in the Christmas story. They were given an angelic message, acted upon it, and found the baby Jesus. They went out and witnessed abroad the good news. …
Matthew 8:20 says, “And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath no where to lay his head.” Our company planned an annual dinner to be held in the restaurant of the Davenport Hotel in Spokane, Washington. It was a beautiful …
Genesis 2:24 says, “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.” When it comes to understanding math, or anything, I am not the sharpest pencil in the drawer. I remember in second grade the teacher having us turn to page seven …
Proverbs 4:27 states, “Turn not to the right hand nor to the left: remove thy foot from evil.” The first time I was put on a tractor to plow was during spring break my freshman year of college. It was an old International crawler, pulling a one-way plow. I climbed on at 6:00 p.m. and …
Psalm 30:4 says, “Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.” No one likes a complainer or a grumbler. When I find myself doing either, I finally realize how it must sound to others. When I try to keep my mouth shut and hold it …
Psalm 27:7-9a says, “Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice; have mercy also upon me, and answer me. When thou saidst, Seek ye my face: my heart said unto thee, Thy face Lord will I seek. Hide not thy face far from me…” Somewhere I heard tell of a little boy in Sunday …
I Kings 20:28 states, “And there came a man of God, and spake unto the king of Israel, and said, Thus saith the Lord, Because the Syrians have said, The Lord is God of the hills, but he is not God of the valleys, Therefore will I deliver all this great multitude into thine hand, …
I Kings 17:1 states, “And Elijah the Tishbite…” Today, not out of disrespect, I would like to call Elijah “Mr. T” because he was from Tishbeh in the land of Gilead. Also, I am respectfully calling President Donald Trump “Mr. T.” Tomorrow is election day in our country. It is also Tuesday or “T” day. …
I Kings 11:36 states, “And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light always before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there.” Twenty-eight years ago, November 19, 1996, an inch and a half of freezing rain fell on Spokane, …
I Kings 1:45 says, “And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gihon: and they are come up from thence rejoicing, so that the city rang again. This is the noise that ye have heard.” I like to hear a good old-fashioned bell ring. I attended the Orchard Prairie School …
