Spring of Hope

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Psalm 23 Series -4  He Resotores my Soul      There are many TV shows and social media sites that cover restoration of old houses and builings.  "This Old House" "Fixer Upper", and "Backyard Build" are the popular ones. They find old and dilapidated buildings and renovate them to look like new ones.  They are old buildings with new looks. As we live through through life, the storms beat against us, the sun beats down on us and the events of life beat us up. We begin to show signs of the stress. Life has broken us down into a state of despair and disrepair. We find ourselves in need of renovation and restoration. We Need our Creator, the Master Carpenter to step in and make us whole. This desire, or need, to be restored is a theme all throug

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Psalm 23 Series - Green Pastures and still waters      Green pastures are not abundant in the deserts. Shepherds would have to guide their flocks to the places with enough grass for their sheep. The shepherd needed to know where to go, the best route to take, and the pace at which to drive the flock. There would likely be dry and difficult terrain to cross, as well as untold dangers from wild beasts and thieves along the way. In the Hebrew, the text of Psalm 23:6 literally reads, “In pastures of grass, he makes me to lie down; upon waters of rest, he guides me.” From Scripture’s verbal retellings being written in Aramaic, then Hebrew, then Greek, then every other language on earth, somewhere along the way the meanings of certain words have been lost in translation

Buy  my books   " Joy in the Journey "  and  " Song in the Night" on Amazon now 20% goes to missions               Experiencing sound quality issues?  Please Click here  Psalm 23 Series 2- I Shall not Want      Self-sufficiency is central to everyone's dream. If we pick the right company, work hard, and impress our bosses, we will succeed in our work. We will get promoted, receive bonuses, and our stock options will be valuable. Self-sufficiency sometimes deceives us into thinking that we are in control. But then an economic downturn happens. We lose our job and our income evaporates. Or we experience the death of a spouse, parent, child, or close friend. Not only do we grieve for our loss, but we are anxious about our mortality. We are not happy with social and economic status. We are unhappy with our leaders, with our spouse, our children, or the things that we have.  Our house is too small, our TV is an older model and our smar