The devil tries to use God’s Word against us, and he knows his stuff! He’s been given many names in the bible: “murderer” and “father of lies” (John 8),”dragon” and” serpent” (Revelation 4),” tempter” (Matthew 4), “angel of the abyss” (Revelation 9)…we cannot take him on in our own strength.  But when he ...

It happens every other day or so, my quick-thinking, must-have-answers-to-everything little girl startling me with her tough questions. I should have known it was coming, because we had just spent the day at her school and in the hallway was a special needs student. The most precious sweetheart you have ever ...

Throughout the book of Exodus and Numbers the Israelites complained.  God, through Moses, had battered the Egyptians with ten plagues until Pharaoh finally agreed to let the Israelites leave after God struck all of the first-born of Egypt, both people and animals.  As they made their way to the Red ...

“Jesus said to him, ‘If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.’  Immediately the father of the child cried out and said with tears, ‘Lord, I believe; help my  unbelief!'”  Mark 9:23-24 (NKJV) I am sure it is a component of the human condition to not ...

I’m an animal lover. In fact, I am downright in awe at the variety and complexity of the species within the animal kingdom. The giraffe with that long neck that only contains seven vertebrae. Or how about the pufferfish? Now, there’s an interesting creature. Seriously, even though I am nearing ...

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. There has been much research that has identified the factors known to prevent and reduce child abuse and neglect. There is one thing all man’s research does not identify. They fail to identify why abuse happens. It is because of sin. Is anybody listening ...

Many characteristics define what it means to be a hero. Duty, honor, courage, and a willingness to defend the weak are several things that come to mind. However, how does one exercise these concepts? How does one defend the weak? Do you have a hero in you? These are just ...

Have you ever had your perfect plans ruined by an unexpected change? Here’s an example. Two Saturdays ago, I was supposed to go to church and then have a girl’s night out painting. I had the day all planned out. In fact, the painting date with the girls was planned ...

The other day I initiated an experiment into my class which had been conducted in the past. It’s not something I attempt often, but on occasion will undertake especially when the students are wiggly and talkative as have been my freshmen these past few weeks. We played the silent game ...

I am an avid bird watcher. I have three bird feeders and two bird baths in my yard. I live near a wooded area, so I get tons of different types of bird species. One day last week as I was out on my back porch, the Lord began to ...