We came in hopes of seeing fields of wild flowers stretching as far as the eye can see, but we were too late. All the fields lay fallow except one – a sea of purple blooms rippling in the afternoon breeze. We took pictures and walked paths that meandered through…
Read more29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness. 30 Stretch out your hand to heal and perform signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.” 31 After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And…
Read moreAnd Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. But when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink…
Read moreI hear it over and over, in conversations and phrases in movies … “Be true to yourself!” I suppose such a saying ranks high up there in my book of idiotic sayings of things like “delicious salad” or “low fat ice cream”. No matter how much you spice it up, these words make…
Read moreLuke 9:62 62 Jesus replied, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” NIV I grew up on a farm with my granddaddy plowing huge acres of land during planting season. He was a modern farmer, so…
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