To me Psalm 73 is a very relatable psalm. (Please take a few minutes to read it.) We know that God is good…that He is good to those who are pure in heart. But just as the psalmist says, it is easy to slip from that, to be taken in by those around you. He …
“Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which translated in Greek is called Dorcas); this woman was abounding with deeds of kindness and charity which she continually did. And it happened at that time that she fell sick and died; and when they had washed her body, they laid it in an upper …
“Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.” Hebrews 13: 16 I came across this verse the other day and the phrasing immediately struck me. First, the phrase “share what you have” caught my attention. Sometimes I think we get into a rut when …
We have a garden, a garden of three seedlings. Every year we watch them grow taller and stronger and more beautiful. Thankfully, we are not the only gardeners. There are many who visit our garden who leave a lasting impression on our seedlings…grand-gardeners, friend gardeners, teacher gardeners and many more. They encourage our seedlings to …
While on vacation we were walking among the family tombs at Mount Vernon, I was only half paying attention to the inscriptions when this one caught my attention, specifically that last line, which is a quote from Romans 16:12. This says, “Sacred to the memory of Jane Charlotte Blackburn. Devoted wife of John Augustine Washington. …
