Do you ever feel like God is asking you to give more than you possibly can? That happened to my husband and me two years ago in October, 2015. Sure, we paid our tithe, gave to missions and supported other ministries. That was certainly enough! Things changed when we attended a banquet for Light for the Lost, which sends funds to missions where there is a strong need. The speaker shared with the group about a teenager that pledged $1000…..
While raking the leaves in front of my house, I bumped across something soft that rolled with the rake. Upon further investigation, I saw that a mockingbird had died. I was a little sad…but not too much. I remembered when a mockingbird had swooped down attacking my kids’ heads about twenty-five years ago. Later I realized that she was only protecting her babies in a nest nearby.
An hour later I was walking one of my dogs and I came…..
I recently had a bad day. It seemed like the world was closing in and everything that I did was off balance. I wanted to cry…in fact I did cry. A lot. I talked to my friends and I talked to God. Then I decided that was enough! What I really needed was some chocolate! I was in a different city…in fact a different state, all by myself. I talked to the local people and asked for advice on…..
Chapter 70 from Sheep Ears—Have you ever sharpened your sword?
In times past, would someone go to battle without a sword? Certainly not! Well, you have no power in life’s battles without the Word inside you. “For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates … it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes…..
Chapter 14 from Sheep Ears: Are you guided by the Good Shepherd?
When my brother and I were young, our dad promised to take us camping. Summer came and went with no camping trip.
“Maybe next year,” he said. But next year was the same.
The third year, we made him put it in writing: “I promise to take Steve and Sherry camping this summer.” He even signed his name, and we put the note in an encyclopedia for safekeeping……
My beloved father, Raymond Phillips, went to heaven November 5, 2013, after my book was published. In it, I wrote a story about him and I would like to share it with my followers. I love you daddy! Thankfully, I will see you again in heaven.
My dad, Raymond Phillips, is an eighty-two-year-old retired minister. He’s blind in one eye from a botched cataract surgery, but with his gift of perfect pitch, he’s still able to tune pianos (and is…..
Here is one of my stories from Sheep Ears:
My husband and I were returning from a Thanksgiving trip in Texas
when we looked at the gauge and saw the arrow was pointing to
E. We stopped at a TravelCenters of America. It was forty degrees and
the wind was really kicking up. The windchill factor was thirty degrees.
I went inside the building to stretch my legs while Randy filled the gas
tank. When he came in the building,…..
