This Child

Anna was an elderly widow. Her husband had passed away while they were still young, and she had spent the rest of her life in the temple, serving God, in His presence, knowing Him ever more intimately. When she saw the young couple enter the temple to dedicate their infant…

Relationship or Religion

“Christianity is not a religion, it’s a relationship.” True? or not true? I read something recently by someone who considers this statement one of his “pet peeves.” He said it is a “false dichotomy.” He went on to say, “Religion simply means adherence to a set of teachings. In John…

Pass the Mustard

“What is the kingdom of God like, and to what shall I compare it? It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and threw into his own garden….” Luke 13:18-19. Jesus came preaching the kingdom of God. He said it was near. He said it was “at hand”—at…

I Get It

My heart yearns to see others experience the truths that have so wonderfully changed and empowered Trish and my lives.

Lessons from a Country Store

It was a simple white frame building, similar in construction to the three houses lined up down the dirt street to the east of it. I walked up the steps onto the wooden porch and was immediately charmed as I entered the old, country, general store. Wood planks made up…