Precious In His Sight
When I was a little girl in Sunday school in Ashland City, Tennessee, my teachers planted the words to the song “Jesus Loves the Little Children” in my heart. Many consider the words I learned then as racist, so I…
Category God’s Love for You
New Blessings
Like so many small towns across America, our tiny town of Gainesboro has experienced both progress and decline in its 203 years. Lately we have been enjoying a time of recovery, as new stores continue to open on our town…
Hope
Hope. It’s sad that the meaning of that wonderful word has been watered down to mean nothing more than a wish. When we say, “I certainly hope so,” what we may really mean is “This is what I would like…
Rejoice! God Loves You, Specifically You
Jesus told three parables in Luke 15. The lesson in each one is this: God loves you, specifically you. And He and His angels rejoice to have you with Him. When Sir John Everett Millais created his 20 illustrations for…
The Precious Gift of Listening
Listening is a precious gift that one person gives to another. Listening says, “You matter. What you say is important. I care about your story. I care about what you feel. I care about what has happened to you. I…
The Lord’s Prayer
As I searched for illustrations for the Seasons video, I found it hard to find photos for the winter season of our lives. While searching in the Library of Congress collection, I saw this photo of an elderly man carving…