One Thing Stands

One Thing Stands

by Rev Donald Schatz Others Renew. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. “The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8, New International Version This year I am not ready for summer to end.  I feel like I lived through summer, […]

Strangers in the World

Strangers in the World

Carrying Joy in a Grim World. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. “All these people were still living by faith when they died.  They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance.  And they admitted that they were aliens and strangers […]

Bloom Where You’re Planted

Bloom Where You’re Planted

Serving God right where we are. You can listen to today’s devotion by clicking on this SoundCloud link. I know it’s an old cliché that states, “bloom where you’re planted,” but I couldn’t think of a better title for this picture. This iris bloomed far from the beaten bath; far from where I’d expect an […]