Samuel had already anointed Saul to be King. It was already a done deal. God had chosen him. So Samuel summons all the tribes of Israel together to present Saul as king.
Dinfoil, Germany, 1538. When a double murder stirs up festering fears, the village priest sends for help. But the charismatic Inquisitor who answers the call brings a deadly mix of spiritual fervor and self-deceptive evil.
When it comes to songwriting I’m one of those guys with a boatload of desire and a thimble-full of ability. Oh yes, I have about 20 songs registered with BMI, and I once collected a royalty check for over $75.00 for airplay. But that was back in the late 60’s and 70’s when the Trav’Lers Quartet (whom I played for), The Sheltons, and a few others had recorded some of my songs.
When Jim was recently given a gift card for Chick-Fil-A, I pulled the “wife card” and swiped it for myself. Because of things like this, Jim loves to say that my philosophy is “What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is mine” but I’ll never admit to that.
When I have made a mistake or done something bad, if I look up into my Master's face with sad eyes and say I'm sorry, he always forgives me.
When we read the Gospels we see a lot of attention given to women. Although the ancient Middle Eastern culture considered women possessions and more often thought of as servants and not respected as valuable members of society, in scripture the opposite is true.
Wisdom came as God's gift, but sacred love was forged through passion's fire.
A few years ago while visiting with my brother Micheal, his wife Betty, and their cat Dokie, I witnessed an amazing event. Mike and Betty both had to deal with disabilities that confined them to wheelchairs.
As a young girl, traveling and singing with my parents, we took trips each year to sing at Calvary Boys Ranch, in Eufala, OK.
The ranch was, just that, a working ranch and the goal of the ministry was to train young men, showing them the purpose found in Christ and the self-worth found in a job well done.
