by lijadmin | Oct 24, 2021 | Bible Studies, Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
Saving Nicodemus Whenever I feel the urge to splurge for dinner, my craving often shoves me toward a hefty hunk of pot roast. My only problem with that is that I can’t just whip it up in a jiffy. It takes some time and patience – even in the instant pot. I’m a bit...
by lijadmin | Oct 17, 2021 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love, Living for Jesus - Service, Discipleship & Evangelism
Lifting up a Standard “Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.” Isaiah 62:10 Recently I saw a video about Brother Billy Graham that has...
by lijadmin | Oct 10, 2021 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
Mercy and Grace Have you ever prayed, prayed, and prayed so more only for God to not answer you the way you wanted? The year 2020 was a challenging time for everyone. My son, Nicholas, decided to move from Alabama to Nebraska. I was not in favor of his decision, so...
by Kristie Brothers | Oct 3, 2021 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
I did some crazy things as a biology teacher like dissecting a frozen rattlesnake (venom stays viable when frozen) and assigning students to parenthood using fresh eggs (broken eggs in the hallways). The craziest was bringing an iguana into the classroom to live. Why...
by Kristie Brothers | Sep 26, 2021 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
I have often said that my story is not one about forgiveness– my story IS forgiveness. Why do we forgive? When is it time to forgive? How often do we forgive? The conclusion I have come to with these questions is this: 1. Because I have been forgiven. 2....
by Kristie Brothers | Sep 19, 2021 | Christian Faith, Hope, & Love
A few years ago, I had an idea to get a blue heeler for my dad since it is his favorite dog breed. This dog was going to be an outside dog only, kind of like Dad’s “shop dog”. He named him Cowboy since Blue Heelers were bred to herd cattle. Dad fenced the yard in for...
