Posts from March 2025

Blessed are they who understand My faltering step and my palsied hand. Blessed are they who know my ears today Must strain to catch the things they say. Blessed are they who seem to know That my eyes dim and my wits are slow. Blessed are they who look away When coffee was spilled at the table today. Blessed are they with a cheery smile Who stop to chat for a little while. Blessed are they who never say, “You’ve…

In Iowa stands the historic Little Brown Church.  Hundreds of weddings take place there each year.  I am told that the preacher has adopted a beautiful farewell to the many couples.  After the ceremony is over he takes the couple to the entry and says, “Before you go, the bride has the honor of ringing the church bell.”  He places the rope in her hands and she pulls with all her might, but the heavy bell will not turn.  Then…

Children, what a wonderful word! We are told in Psalm 127:3-5, “ . . . children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them . . .” We see from these verses that children are a wonderful blessing which bring much joy to our lives. Jesus…

There is a beautiful and very meaningful song in our songbooks entitled, “Jesus Saves.”  What a remarkable statement this is!  The angel of the Lord said of Jesus “. . . for he shall save his people from their sins” (Matthew 1:21).  Jesus said of himself, “For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10).  John said, “. . . Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of…