SOUTHERN HILLS

Read: Numbers 9:15-23 When I was growing up, I didn't know the love and forgiveness of Jesus. I didn't know that He is the Seeker and...

Read: Matthew 18:12-13; Luke 15:1-7 Some old sayings should carry a warning label. Something like: "this is only sometimes true." I'm...

Read: Luke 15:1-2; Luke 18:9-14 The doorbell rang this week, and a box was waiting by the door when I stepped outside. I waved a thanks...

Read: Proverbs 12:18; Proverbs 16:28; Proverbs 26:20; Proverbs 20:19; James 3:5-6 Let's play ‘what's the next line of the song’. If I...

Read: Psalm 139:1-18 I don't know her nor is it likely that I will ever meet her, but I would like to say a thank you to Kelly Carlin....

Read: Luke 23:39-43; Hebrews 3:7-11 If I may, I would like to begin today's thoughts by thanking each one who has prayed for me and my...

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...