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A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith

Learning God’s lessons may be hard; but His ways are always worth the effort.  

by Michelle Demeree Melbourne, Florida God changes our hearts for people. With His help, we come to see others through their eyes. We grow together in time. When we speak God’s word, Sharing out loud, we grow together. Sharing God’s music gives us joy And peace and happiness. Let us all put up our hands…

After months of searching for a clear passage to release me from my careless and unforgiving attitude, I uncovered the heart of the message delivered by the Prophets.  I had formerly seen God’s unbending justice.  Now I was searching for his lovingkindness and release. When I realized that Jeremiah also sought God’s healing, my spirit soured…

 Melissa Venema, age 13, is the trumpet soloist.  Here is “Taps” played in its entirety.  The original version of “Taps” was called Last Post and was written by Daniel Butterfield in 1801.  It was rather lengthy and formal, as you will hear in this clip.  So in 1862, it was shortened to 24 notes and…

For almost a decade, I journeyed with the prophets in the scriptures observing only the judgment and condemnation  they proclaimed.  Then one summer, I trekked through a most painful personal desert.  In his mercy, God revealed a hidden, unpalatable sin in my life.  I recognized the ugly fangs but seemed helpless to tame it.  In my frustration,…

All my adult life, I’ve used a simple plan to facilitate my daily devotions to study and read the scriptures.  Sometimes it was reading three chapters a day, five on Sunday.  Later, it became four chapters a day, none on Sunday.  Now, it’s four chapters each day, including Sundays.  I study what catches my spiritual eye…

One day as I read  the book of Job in the Bible, my heart was struck dumb by the speech given by one of his friends.  “I agree with what this man is saying.”  I’d always given the speeches of these four men who had come to comfort Joh in his time of distress a…

What’s stealing your joy?  Bev Linder shares a piece from her life and journal that will brighten your day.  

Parrot Flower  This is a flower from Thailand.   It is also a protected species and is not allowed to be exported.   This may be the only way we will be able to view this flower.  FROM THAILAND. . THE VERY RARE PARROT FLOWER  Who but God could do this!  There comes a point in your life…
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