SOUTHERN HILLS

Read Galatians 1:13-16; Philippians 3:1-9 I love the fall. It's harvest time, and the outdoors is becoming cooler and quieter. However,...

Read Matthew 17:1-8; 2 Peter 1:16-21 This morning I was listening to a story about a grand house in Czechoslovakia. The magnificent...

Read Psalm 37:1-40 This week, government officials deported the country's last known Nazi war criminal. His name is Jakiw Palij, and...

Read Daniel 7:13-14; Revelation 1:6; Revelation 5:9-10 I was watching the Pioneer Woman this morning, and she made an interesting...

Read John 3:16-17; 2 Corinthians 9:15 I know the calendar tells us that we are merely in the first half of August, but fall is quickly...

Read Genesis 37:1-11; Genesis 37:18-35 A few weeks ago, I bought more milk than I usually do. We used about a quart, and because I didn't...

Read Psalm 124:1-8; 1 Peter 5:7 "This is Jeopardy". Fans of that long running television game show have heard those same words for...

Read Philippians 4:2-5; Colossians 3:12; Ephesians 4:1-6 We're thankful here in Western South Dakota because, unlike many years in recent...

Read Romans 5:6-11; Galatians 1:3-5; Colossians 1:12-14 All over the world, people were anxiously watching and following the details....

Read Jeremiah 18:1-6; Isaiah 29:16; Isaiah 45:9; Isaiah 64:8 Yesterday was a bread baking day. So, I mixed up the dough and let it rise...

Read Hebrews 10:24-25; Acts 2:42; Hebrews 3:13 We have enjoyed the June rains. The flowers seem to be larger and more luxurious than...

Read Romans 3:10-12; Luke 15:11-24; Titus 3:4-7 Decades ago, I was a live-in baby-sitter and housekeeper. I didn't do all the chores,...

Read Psalm 103:8-14; 1 Timothy 1:17; 1 Timothy 6:15-16; Hebrews 1:8-9; Revelation 19:11; Matthew 6:9-10 The fourth Thursday in April is...

Read 1 Samuel 12:6-25 It was time for coffee. That's what I was thinking one morning several weeks ago. I poured a nice fresh cup and got...

Read Daniel 5:1-30; Daniel 12:3 That would be worthless. Those words rolled around in my mind as I was reading from Daniel 5 this...

Read Isaiah 40:6-8; Jeremiah 36:20-32; Joshua 21:43-45 Ah spring. The season of lilacs, tulips and dandelions. This year, it has also...

Read 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 Sometimes when we have a pretty rose or the peonies are especially lush, I ask a friend to take some pictures...

Read Titus 2:1-14 They both look the same. Those were the words that I spoke while trying to determine the difference between two colors....

Read Psalm 19:1-3; Matthew 11:28-30; Luke 12:15-21 Prior to getting up, I generally listen to the news headlines. Yes, this is my way of...

Read John 15:18-19; 2 Timothy 3:12; 1 Peter 4:12-19; 1 John 3:11-13 It is said that two things are certain. Death and taxes. If I may, I...