“So he told them this parable: “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he has lost one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the open country, and go after the one that is lost, until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays…
Read moreA couple of years ago my piano teacher gave me a beautiful little plant (whose name I can never remember) for my birthday. It had shiny green leaves and the most beautiful orange flowers I’ve ever seen – clusters of little tiny blooms. Not possessing a green thumb, I don’t…
Read moreThe scene: My living room. The day? Pick one. I walk into the room, notice the mirror on the wall is crooked. Of course- queen of OCD that I am I straighten it. I sit down. I look up. The mirror is crooked. I (of course) get up. I walk…
Read moreMy mother has a “serious business” prayer….when it is “serious business”. It’s called the “whatever it takes” prayer. The words of this prayer mean e-x-a-c-t-l-y that! WHATEVER IT TAKES….LORD—SAVE THEIR SOUL. I do not take this prayer lightly. I have prayed this prayer three times in my life. When this…
Read more5 I know the greatness of the Lord— that our Lord is greater than any other god. 6 The Lord does whatever pleases him throughout all heaven and earth, and on the seas and in their depths. 7 He causes the clouds to rise over the whole earth. He sends…
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