Advent

Christmas is a time for traditions. One that I particularly like is lighting the Advent calendars. We started this practice several years ago. A grandchild lights a candle each Sunday leading up to Christmas as we read the appropriate Scripture and discuss the meaning of the four words and four candles, Hope, Peace, Joy, Love. […]

Grandfather’s Barn

Grandfather’s Barn

“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” (Micah 6:8) That verse reminds me of my grandpa, Levi Latty. I can picture him going to his barn to milk, morning and evening, […]

Manaem, Man of Mystery

Manaem, Man of Mystery

There’s an intriguing name in the New Testament, in Acts 13: Manaen. As far as I know, this man is not mentioned anywhere else in the Bible. Scripture says  he was brought up with Herod Antipas. What a surprise! Manaen, a believer in Christ, was a childhood friend of Herod Antipas, the one who ordered […]

Gratitude

Enter into His gates with Thanksgiving and into His courts with praise; be thankful unto Him and bless His name. Psalm 100:4

Thankfulness

“O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea; Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains; being girded with power; Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult of the […]

My Grandfather’s Barn

“He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?” (Micah 6:8) That verse reminds me of my grandpa, Levi Latty. I can picture him going to his barn to milk, morning and evening, […]