Devotional Living, Hope

The Joy Giver

“I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all  making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.”  Phil 1:3-5 (ESV)   This spring my apple trees were an explosion of …

Devotional Living, Hope

The Secret of Eternity

We were watching Air Force One on TV the other night. There is a scene where the main terrorist Bad guy has a gun to the head of the woman (Press Secretary? I don’t know, I wasn’t watching that closely) who let him and his fellow terrorists onto the flight; …

Devotional Living, Faith Building

Timeless vs Trendy: Does It Really Matter?

I was watching HGTV a couple of nights ago. The hosts of the show had been hired by a wealthy, influential family to renovate their home. It was a mansion. Perfectly good items in the home were ripped out and replaced with newer, shinier things. Timeless. That’s the word the …