Lyrics and music by the Ball Brothers Back before Christmas, I wrote a devotion during the season of Advent, and I referenced the song in...

Has anyone ever said to you, “You better listen!”? Teachers and parents say this a lot especially when you are young. Close your eyes...

A few weeks back, we had the honor and pleasure of celebrating our mama’s 86th birthday, a few days late . All 28 of us children,...

While I was still teaching in South Carolina, I had the privilege of working in a middle school for several years. Now, I wouldn’t be...

Recently my friend and fellow writer, Lucy Allen, wrote about her grandson throwing rocks in her pond and all the ripples that it would...

Mark 10:35-41 In our text James and John (along with their mother as recorded in Matthew) come to Jesus seeking him for position and...

“On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth...

Heaven Is Not Far Away Genesis 28:1-17 I am tired of running I am weary of life I have come to my end The journey has been long I look...

“For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭2:15‬ ‭‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ A lot...

Exodus 5:23; Romans 8:18 God’s people in Egypt had been crying out for deliverance from the hard labor forced upon them by Pharaoh and...

Like an endless loop of film, the image of a ship’s anchor kept running through my mind for days. I haven’t been on a boat to think...

Was I listening? Oh yes, I was hearing the sounds coming from the landfill as they filtered through the woods, the loggers cutting...

I have a confession to make. While I was working in the yard, I found myself grumbling about why some tasks had not already been taken...

From the spot the pebble hit the water the ripples expanded across the surface of the pond. Ever widening, the concentric circles were...

You may have read my earlier devotion about my grandson and his rock throwing, but if not I’ll just say this, that boy loves to pick up...

(With appreciation to Kathy Crouch for inspiration) Read once without the Scripture reference then reread with them. God said, “I Am.” ...

Grab your Bible for this one! Stand tall. - 1Samuel 17:32 It pays to branch out. – John 15:5 Not all birds have the same nest. –...

Out on the playground one day, I had two first grade students, one a Jehovah Witness and the other a full blooded Native American,...

As I was sitting in church, the pastor made a comment about how important family is in our daily lives. As you may already know from a...

One of the greatest gifts I have been given in this life is the ability to notice God’s creations. From the tiniest flower, colorful...