Grandma Ruth’s passing was going on two years now.  Michael remembered all the times, good and bad, that he’d had with his grandma.  When he had reached his teenage years, he didn’t think he needed to go to church anymore.  “You’re forcing religion down my throat,” he remembered saying to ...

Our human minds can’t seem to grasp, how God’s love will always last. When we’ve wandered far from Jesus, we start to think we can’t please Him. From His Spirit flows Living Waters, reaching out to us when we falter. With this, our attitudes will change, knowing He will remain ...

After grandma’s passing, on February 5, 1984, it was hard to believe that three months later grandpa (our nickname for him was Papaw) would be graduating (as he always put it) into heaven, as well. Oh, he loved the Lord, with all his heart, there was no doubt about that! ...

For every refining fire, as we walk through life, this is when more of Jesus shines through. The purpose, of each trial, is to bring us closer to Jesus. As we do, we begin to be polished into the beautiful gems He has predestined us to be. We may not ...

Without Jesus in our lives, we would not be able to survive. Our spirits would not be strong, for we would not, to Him, belong. Unwise people don’t think things through. Instead, they tend to see what they can do. When the storms of life come their way, they find ...