SOUTHERN HILLS

Read: 1 Peter 1:3-5; Hebrews 6:10; 1 Corinthians 15:58 Sometimes at the end of December before the calendar is flipped over to January,...

Read: Matthew 9:36; Luke 15:11-32 For the past two weeks, we have been looking at the lives of David and Svea Flood who went to what is...

Read: Psalm 126:5; John 12:24 Last week, we were reminded in the patriarch Jacob's story that God is at work in the "meanwhiles" of life,...

Read: Genesis 37:23-36; Genesis 45:25-28 Throughout the years, our home has frequently been a place for hiding presents. Sometimes...

Read: John 12:42-43; Luke 4:14-30 Let's play "Who Said That?" Ready, here are two quotes. 1. “You can’t let praise or criticism get to...

Read: John 14:1-3; Acts 1:6-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 If my father and stepmother were still alive, they would have celebrated their...

Read: Mark 5:1-20; Matthew 5:14-16 I know it is a bit early, but if I may, I'd like to share a couple of Christmas thoughts. First, this...

Read: Luke 5:1-11; Acts 10:1-40 Today is Veterans Day; so before honoring a soldier who served his country 2,000 years ago, may I simply...

Read: Proverbs 18:2; Proverbs 18:13; Proverbs 25:12; James 1:19 I think it is becoming worse. At least, it appears to be that way to me....

Read Exodus 18:1-26 I like to make cookie balls ahead-of-time and store them in the refrigerator or freezer. That way, we can have a...

Read: Genesis 28:1-5; Genesis 28:10-19; Jonah 4:1-11; Luke 22:47-51 At the time of this writing, we have three small cantaloupes in the...

Read: Philippians 1:21-26; Psalm 90:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:11 The first day of fall. The season when, at least here, when the sun splashes...

Read: 1 Peter 1:18-19; Ephesians 1:5; John 14:1-3; Ephesians 2:10 This week, while looking through the mail, I came across an envelope...

Read: 2 Kings 20:1-6; Genesis 16:7-14; Luke 18:35-43 I'm becoming more accustomed to the messages that greet me when I call businesses...

Read: Luke 24:13-32 Hope. Such a beautiful word, and yet, when it is shattered, what a void can remain where hope once resided. Oh, hope...

Read: Genesis 2:1-3; John 19:28-30; Revelation 21:1-8 I was weeding this morning, and I was once again surprised at how quickly the...

Read: Galatians 2:11-14; 1 Timothy 1:12-17 A few years ago, we were getting some unimpressive looking tomatoes from the heirloom seeds we...

Read: Luke 15:11-32 Several weeks ago, we heard the familiar noise starting up. Another batch of hail was coming, and I hoped, once...

Read: Romans 11:33-36; 1 Corinthians 2:9; Revelation 22:1-6 What makes a surprise good? Why are some surprises unwanted while others...

Read: Proverbs 16:24; Proverbs 25:11-12; Ephesians 4:29 Many years ago, I was given a sweet and tasty gift from a friend. It was a...