by Pete Schipper | Nov 22, 2023 | Humor
“Francis, you’re my expert in nature and gardening. Tell me, what is going on down there on the blue planet? Whatever happened to the dandelions and violets and milkweed I started eons ago? I started out with a perfect no-maintenance garden plan, you know, with plants...
by Pete Schipper | Nov 21, 2023 | Prayers
O Lord God, who has called us, your servants, to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden and through perils unknown: Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that Your hand is leading us and...
by Pete Schipper | Nov 21, 2023 | Check Lists & Worksheets
How Do I Love Thee? Let me Count the Ways.A 1 Corinthians 13 Checklist In describing the qualities of Christian love, the apostle Paul tells us that Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not...
by Pete Schipper | Nov 21, 2023 | Potpourri
LESSONS FROM THE BEGINNING AND ENDING OF JESUS’ EARTHLY MINISTRY LUKE 5:1-11 (CSB) As the crowd was pressing in on Jesus to hear God’s word, he was standing by Lake Gennesaret. He saw two boats at...
by Pete Schipper | Nov 21, 2023 | Potpourri
Accepting Yourself is Biblical. From Matthew, we read, “An expert in the law tested Jesus with this question: ‘Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’ Jesus replied, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your...
