By Maribeth Spangenberg “…Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress” Psalm 4:1 “..thou hast put gladness in my heart” Psalm 4:7a “Okay, take a deep breath, bear down, hold it, and push,” the doctor counseled, “the baby’s head is right there.” My husband gently stroked my forehead, removing the sweat and brushing my

By Kim Wolf Job 36:22 – “God is exalted in his power, Who is a teacher like him?” James 5:1 – “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” Well, here we go. For most of us it’s

By Kim Wolf I Cor. 14:33 – “For God is not a God of disorder but of peace.” James 3:16 -“For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder…” Ever have one of those days when things are so loud and disorderly that if the roof caved in it wouldn’t be a

By Kim Wolf Hebrews 12:1-3 – “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter

By Kim Wolf Isaiah 41:9 & 10 – “I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, ‘You are my servant’; I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am

By Tricia York 1 Corinthian 10:13 “No temptation has seized you, except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” You would

By Kim Wolf Titus 2:10(b) – “…make the teaching about God our Savior attractive.” Can you smell that? Ahhh! I love the smell of Fall-burning leaves; crisp, dry air with just enough chill to pull on your favorite sweater; bonfires, s’mores, hay-rides, camp-outs, treks down multi-colored leafy paths. Ohio – land of the ever-changing temperature

By Theresa Blume Jeremiah 17:7-8 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, and will not

By Mrs. Joseph Wood “Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel�And he said unto them, why do ye such things? For I hear of your evil dealings by all this people. Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord’s

By Terri Miller Galatians 6: 7-10 says, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. And let us

By Michele Howe Perusing the book shelves of friends’ homes had become a hobby for Cassie. Ever since she and her husband Kurt decided that the private school where their daughter attended wasn’t meeting the needs of their child in the way they’d hoped; Cassie scoured around for any book she could find on homeschooling.

By Maribeth Spangenberg “Thus saith the Lord God: Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit and have seen nothing!… Ye have not gone up into the gaps, neither made up the hedge for the house of Israel to stand in the battle in the day of the Lord”. (Ez. 13:3-5) “Foolish mothers”