Psalm 36:9 says, “For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy light we shall see light.” In my high school there were water fountains on each of the three floors. There was one at the end of each hall—I drank from them every day. I wondered why they couldn’t have different flavors of […]

Acts 26:28 states, “Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.” While sitting on the beach at a picnic table, I saw a man carrying a small boat motor down the dock. He was about to step into his little boat with the motor, but he wasn’t watching closely.  The

Psalm 119:105 states, “Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.” While searching for gold with my dad, we found ourselves in the bottom of a canyon when the sun was setting. We slid down a steep hillside to get onto the canyon floor. The safe way out was

Numbers 16:2 says, “And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two hundred and fifty princes of the assembly, famous in the congregation, men of renown:” Many have sought to be famous through Hollywood, sports, politics, etc. Some music entertainers have attracted large followings. How disappointing to see some of

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