• Devotionals - More Slices of Life

    The arm of the Lord

    Many times I have stated or thought in times of trial: The arm or the hand of the Lord is not shortened that it cannot save – nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear. I say this in response to difficult situations, poor health, wayward children, financial reverses or adversity and, among many other things, despair. Have you ever sought to understand or answer: How long is the arm of the Lord or how great is the hand of the Lord? And if we cannot begin to answer the question: how long is the arm of the Lord, then…

  • Potpourri

    Just checking in…

    Everything’s alright — time’s just tight. Nothing new — just lots to do. No time to write — even up late at night. But one thing’s true — I’ve been thinking of you. And there’s still lots to say — maybe later today.

  • More Slices of Life

    flood update

      We’ve had many inquiries as to our local rainfall and potential flooding of the River… Here’s the NOAA link we’ve been watching… and, so far as we can tell, the flood danger has passed even though there’s still a tremendous amount of water over the banks of the Snohomish River! For perspective, here’s a link I posted just after the flood in November of last year. All’s well… God is still on the throne – a verse that I read during our first flood season in this old farmhouse always gives me great comfort and assurance: “The Lord sitteth…

  • Good Things & Gifts - Potpourri

    Gift Ideas

    A Christian Home Gift Ideas For Any Occasion · Give the gift of love and hope… a Bible and a letter of love to the recipient. · A letter or a poem to one you love… along with a picture in a frame or card. · Gifts of your time—these can be given to anyone… jobs you can do, things you can make, transportation you can provide, calls you can make. · Magazine subscriptions… these are a favourite in many homes and you can bring a lot of joy to a family by remembering them with a gift subscription. One…

  • Devotionals - Potpourri - The Church Today

    II Timothy 3.1-17

    Today in my reading in chapter 3, I found great encouragement when seen in light of the previous day’s reading in 2Timothy and then, what I consider to be, atrocities in the ‘church’ today as i wrote in the previous blog entry.  So, Chapter 2, in summary: “Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus… the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also… Consider what I say, and the Lord give thee understanding in all things… If we believe not,…