Monthly Archives: November 2025

A Lamp and A Light

“Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.”  This is one of my favorite verses, found in Psalm 119:105.  Without light we stumble.  I used to stumble at night, finding my way from the … Continue reading

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Incense

Personally, there are incense “scents” I like, or fragrant, lovely, scents in my aromatherapy vessel, but there are others that just don’t “float my boat.” Quite unpleasant. Psalm 141:2 says, “God come close. Come quickly. Open your ears, it’s my … Continue reading

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Breaking News

While watching the news this week, I once again noticed how many times it was interrupted by Breaking News flashes. We also encounter this on our phones and social media feeds. Every hour seems to bring urgent news that focuses … Continue reading

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More . . .

If you don’t know this about me, let me tell you clearly – I do not believe in coincidences. I believe that God has a plan for me and I don’t need to know every move in that plan. However, each event in my life happens … Continue reading

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Learning

In school we learned that the atom had a nucleus of protons and neutrons with electrons whizzing around the nucleus. I got that. Someone gave me the book The Quantum World which required a readjustment of my picture of the … Continue reading

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The Power of Little Things

Sometimes we need to have faith in small things. I would like to illustrate this with the true story of Swedish missionaries David and Svea Flood and their daughter Aggie Hurst. I read the story in our Bible study class … Continue reading

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The Stories on the Streets

The area around where we live is growing like proverbial weeds. SW Ocala, or the Liberty Triangle, is the second-fastest growing area in Florida. The best kept secret is a secret no more. Not only does this community check all … Continue reading

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Heaven is My Home

In Psalm 119:26, David prays, “I’m a stranger in these parts; give me clear directions.”  (The Message)  Wherever we are in our life’s journey, we have not trod these particular steps before.  We tend to think this applies to the … Continue reading

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We Are An Offering

From the Message version of the Bible, Romans 12:1 gives us sage advice: “So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an … Continue reading

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