From the Shepherd's Heart

“And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”GALATIANS 6:9 A STORY: THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES HE WOULD NEVER SIT UNDER In a quiet village, there lived an old man who planted trees every year at the edge…

A TEACHING FROM THE NATURE OF DOGS Anyone who has observed dogs closely has seen a strange behavior that feels almost human. Two dogs may live peacefully together until one receives attention, food, or praise. Suddenly, the other stiffens. There is no physical threat. No fight has been declared. Yet…

“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:”-Ecclesiastes 3:1 This scripture establishes a sobering truth: life is governed by appointed times. Purpose is not timeless; it is seasonal. What is meant to be done has a window, and that window does not…

“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us.”Hebrews 12:1 Destiny is not usually lost to failure;…