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  A Grateful Heart   "Forgiven much, loves much" (Luke 7:47).  "Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thessalonians 5:18) We all get text unsolicited text and other electronic messages.  A lot of times, we are annoyed at the random anonymous messages that we receive from unknown people of winning prizes, join for free dinners, and other offers.  Even more scary are the messages, that say that you have an order waiting at UPS or Amazon or your credit card has been charged and then ask to call a number back.  Please delete all such messages immediately for your security. But the modern technology can give us unintended blessings. Jim and Lori were at the hospital for their first baby’s delivery.  Jim’s brothe

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  House Built on rock    “Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” (Luke 24:32) The parable of the houses Matthew's gospel chapter 7 is a very familiar Sunday school story for the children that I still remember from the early times.   There is a childrens' song, that goes: "the rains came down and the floods came up."  Jesus said this Parable to his disciples. It is a Parable for all of us. Just before this Parable, Jesus said "Not everyone who says to me, Lord. Lord will enter the kingdom of heaven. But only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven." Then he said, "Everyone who listens to those words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built the