'Sanctified in Christ Jesus.'--1 CORINTHIANS 1:2. CHURCH of God, beloved and chosen, Church of Christ, for whom He died, Claim thy gifts and praise thy Giver!--'Ye are washed and sanctified.' Sanctified by God the Father, and by Jesus Christ His Son, And by God the Holy Spirit, Holy, Holy Three in One. By His will ... Continue

In Romans 1:14-16,  Paul says:   "Both to Greeks and to barbarians (to the cultured and to the uncultured), both to the wise and the foolish, I have an obligation to discharge and a duty to perform and a debt to pay.  So, for my part, I am willing and eagerly ... Continue

I HAVE a smile my friends to greet, Hearty and pleasant for all I meet,                 Hidden from none: But I have a smile that they do not know, Lit by a deeper, tenderer glow, And I keep it bright in my heart below,                  Only for one! I have a song for every ear, Leaving an echo ... Continue

"I have a lover, Christ, and yet I want love for him.   I have a lovely and desirable Lord, who is love-worthy, and who beggeth my love and heart, and I have nothing to give him.  Dear brother, come further in on Christ, and see a new treasure in him:  ... Continue

"Time spent in quiet prostration of soul before the Lord is most invigorating.  David 'sat before the Lord;' it is a great thing to hold these sacred sittings; the mind being receptive, like an open plate accepting the image before it.  Quietude, which some men cannot abide, because it reveals ... Continue

He answered all my prayer abundantly,    And crowned the work that to His feet I brought,    With blessing more than I had asked or thought-- A blessing undisguised, and fair, and free. I stood amazed, and whispered, "Can it be    That He hath granted all the boon I sought?    How wonderful that ... Continue

A few years ago, I met an English brother in Christ who commented on my blog site.   We became friends in the LORD and although his beloved wife Sue has gone to be with the LORD since then, he is persevering in the faith.   David lives in Gloucestershire, England.   He ... Continue

Not sure about the rest of you, but I for one am glad the holidays are about over.  Maybe it's the Winter weather, the ice and snow that I can't shovel any longer.  My husband can barely get on the big tractor and remove all the snow from our driveway ... Continue

The ad in the magazine looked inviting!  A Victorian doll for $4.98.  I'd seen the ad before.  She was dressed like a lady with a straw-rimmed hat.  It made me think of my mother.  Mother's weakness for dolls was not new.  I could not remember a Christmas when she didn't ... Continue

"What a lovely day it was to take a long stroll and capture the last days of  the Fall season with my camera.  Now I was walking along quite briskly while going past a long stretch of woods.  I'm still amazed that I happened to glance at the right moment into ... Continue