Isaiah 12:3 says, “Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.” We live in a day when hand-dug wells are a thing of the past—at least in most countries. Mr. Flannigan, my neighbor, dug a well by hand. It was about 20 feet deep when he asked me to help […]

Psalm 85:11 says, “Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.” A very important part of dry-land wheat farming that costs nothing and takes very little time, is when the farmer goes out to the newly seeded field, kneels down in the dirt, and with two fingers carefully brushes

Genesis 22:2 says, “And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.” “Wolverton Mountain” was a hit song in 1962. It was co-written

Genesis 6:9 says, “These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.” The word perfect is a tough word. There are many who are not perfect nor figure they can be. It is certainly a high calling. After all, aren’t we all sinners

Genesis 5:1-2 says, “This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, In the likeness of God made he him: Male and female created he them: and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.” As a very young preacher in my

Revelation 14:15&18 states, “And another angel came out of the temple, crying with a loud voice to him that sat on the cloud, Thrust in the sickle, and reap: for the time is come for thee to reap; for the harvest of the earth is ripe. And another angel came out from the altar, which 

Philippians 4:6 says, “Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” As a young married couple, Donna and I took our newborn daughter, Lori, from Nampa to Lewiston, Idaho for a baby dedication and a five-generation picture. Sunday night we were driving

James 1:25 says, “But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.” John Hancock is known for his signing of the Declaration of Independence. The phrase, “Sign your John Hancock right here”

I Corinthians 13:8 states, “Charity never faileth…” You may have heard the saying, “You never know until you try it.” I found myself one morning on top of a mountain wanting to get my D-6 Cat moved back home twenty miles away. I hired a logger to haul it on his lowboy trailer. He couldn’t

Galatians 6:14-16 says, “But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature. And as many as walk according to this