Recently I posted a devotion by David Wilkerson on my facebook page. It was from this scripture: “If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:26). Brother Wilkerson explained it…
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A List for Everything
Sometimes our days can get away from us. Actually, many days that can happen, and before we know it the day is gone and we wonder why we haven’t accomplished what we wanted and we can’t even figure out what we did all day. Then we go to bed and lay there for hours worrying…
Perfect Love
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes,…
He is my Hero
In more than one place in scripture the Lord refers to us as plants. He calls us olive shoots, a tree, harvest, and so on. With our words, we have the power to help determine whether those around us will become as mighty oaks or mere weeds. As we look into our own family, that…
They Are Watching
I don’t wear much jewelry. I don’t have a problem with it exactly, but I have a problem with folks who wear enough that it screams, “look at me.” I used to be one of those folks. So when after nearly 25 years of marriage our wedding rings both broke within months of each other,…
Parenting for Fruit
You know often times in the absolute dead of winter I look out at my fruit orchard and see dead looking bare trees. When we bought this farm, things were so overgrown we didn’t do the customary walk over the whole property. It looked good from a high point, had enough pasture and the house…
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