top of page
Search
Longing for Fruitfulness
Read: Genesis 41:46-52; John 15:4-5 This week, we read that Jonathan Lotz had contracted the virus and was in the ICU. His mother, Anne...

Patty
Aug 2, 20215 min read
He's Not a Contractor. He's a King!
Read: Genesis 18:22-33; Deuteronomy 32:4; Hebrews 4:14-16 The signs are visible on lawns all over town. They display the names of various...

Patty
Jul 27, 20214 min read
Struck by the Hail
Read: 1 Samuel 1:1-20 One night in late spring, we were struck by an unexpected hailstorm. The hail stones were not very large, but they...

Patty
Jul 18, 20214 min read
Oh Lord, I'm Back in Lo-debar Again!
Read: 2 Samuel 9:1-13; Galatians 5:1 One of my husband's family members was describing her yard and how it looks because they have had so...

Patty
Jul 12, 20214 min read
A Dream Come True!
Read: Ruth 1-4; Philippians 3:20 If my father were still alive, he would turn 100 years old on July 4 of this year. Two things I know for...

Patty
Jul 12, 20214 min read
There Will be Another Chance Tomorrow, Won't There be?
Read: Genesis 7; 2 Peter 3:1-13; Luke 23:39-43; Acts 24:24-27 There is a new one pretty much every day in the e-mail. The offers differ...

Patty
Jun 29, 20214 min read
The Sweetness of Freedom
Read: Proverbs 28:15; Proverbs 29:2; Mark 5:1-20; Isaiah 35 This morning, I was reminded, once again, about the sweetness of freedom. Is...

Patty
Jun 29, 20213 min read
Thistles, Prickles and Thorns
Read: 1 Kings 19:1-18 They're back. The roses, well technically speaking it is only the leaves and buds that have appeared; however,...

Patty
Jun 29, 20214 min read
Saying Thank You
Read: Hebrews 11:1-32 It is once again Memorial Day weekend. There will be much more traveling from place to place both by car and plane...

Patty
Jun 1, 20214 min read
Who's Right?
Read: 2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:17-21; Psalm 12:6 Twice this week, I have been reminded of an invaluable truth. Once while talking...

Patty
May 24, 20214 min read
Be Reconciled to God
Read: Luke 13:1-5; Luke 18:9-14 I love how each of the gospels has a slightly different emphasis. Many of the stories appear in more than...

Patty
May 16, 20213 min read
God Says That Too!
Read: Exodus 6:1-3 Her name is Amy Bockerstette, and reading a bit of her story was a good way to start a Saturday. Amy is a 22-year-old...

Patty
May 11, 20215 min read
An Astronaut's Perspective
Read: 1 Samuel 30:1-25; Psalm 62:12 This week, Michael Collins, one of the three astronauts of Apollo 11 fame, passed away at the age of...

Patty
May 2, 20214 min read
Disentangle, Shake out, Repeat. Disentangle, Shake out, Repeat.
Read: Matthew 6:25-34; Philippians 4:6-7; 2 Kings 19:14-19 Many daily tasks are ordinary; yet, there are little things that we do that...

Patty
Apr 26, 20214 min read
To Know or Not to Know. That is the Question.
Read: Numbers 13:31-33; Numbers 14:26-35; Proverbs 17 It has been longer than a year now since life changed and we began to hear the...

Patty
Apr 20, 20215 min read
GIGO/An Alternate Definition
Read: Romans 8:38-39; Hebrews 12:5-11 GIGO: We all have heard it, and we know it is true. The answer that comes from the input of data is...

Patty
Apr 11, 20214 min read
Another "Mary Did You Know"
Read: John 20:1-2; John 20:11-18 One of my most loved Christmas songs is now "Mary Did You Know." Such precious truth about Jesus is...

Patty
Apr 5, 20214 min read
...But it is God Who Makes the Seed Grow!
Read: 1 Corinthians 3:5-9; John 4:28-30; John 4:39-42 This week, I enjoyed listening to an archived interview of Chuck Colson speaking...

Patty
Mar 29, 20215 min read
Nip it! Nip it in the Bud!
Read: Ephesians 5:1-10; Ephesians 5:15-20 Happy first day of spring. Even the tomato seeds my husband planted a week ago are celebrating....

Patty
Mar 22, 20214 min read
bottom of page