Stones of Remembrance in the Garden of Our Livesby Herb and Elsie PurnellBookLocker.com, Inc.472 pages The Bible states that the righteous will be in everlasting remembrance (Psalm 112:6). When our lives intersect a remarkable person, we know this to be true. We cherish their memories and all that we have learned from them, which continueContinue reading “An Authentic, Steadfast Life”
Category Archives: Trusting God
The Lasting Influence of a Godly Pilgrim
My Life and the Legacy of Margaret Mohr Note: This is an adapted essay from a course I took this past summer on the subject of pilgrimages. Used with permission. We do not always have the power to choose and control our pilgrimage in this life, but Christians are unified in their desire to travelContinue reading “The Lasting Influence of a Godly Pilgrim”
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Friendship with God
Affliction is God’s flail to thresh off our husks; not to consume, but to refine. Augustine During the past year or so, though it was filled with turmoil, I have tried to take each new experience as an opportunity to freshly entrust myself to God. We have had fears from the unknown cause of theContinue reading “Friendship with God”
Refiner’s Fire
As many of you have seen, whether in person or on the news, fire is powerful and devastating. However, fire is also refining. This is somewhat surprising. My dad studied geology in college, and he taught me that gold is refined when heat is applied to the metal and impurities are forced to the surface.Continue reading “Refiner’s Fire”
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Tender Mercy
When he came down from the mountain, great crowds followed him. And behold, a leper came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you will, you can make me clean.” And Jesus streched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Matthew 8:1-3 AsContinue reading “Tender Mercy”
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Assurance Amidst Difficulty
The hill, though high, I covet to ascend, The difficulty will not me offend. For I perceive the way to life lies here; Come, pluck up, heart, let’s neither faint nor fear. Better, tho’ difficult, the right way to go, Than wrong, though easy, where the end is woe. John Bunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress (1689)Continue reading “Assurance Amidst Difficulty”
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Keys for the Kingdom 