By Tom Shanklin Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, That saved a wretch like me…. I once was lost but now am found, Was blind, but now, I see. In 1748, John Newton, the captain of a merchant ship and … Read more>>>
I received the following statement in a newsletter from LeRoy Jones, a Methodist evangelist from Chatham, Virginia. I met LeRoy and his wife Peg at the Billy Graham School of Evangelism several years ago. LeRoy writes: “God is still blessing … Read more>>>
By Susan Shanklin Life is short…..seasons are short. Each year I get older and it doesn’t seem possible! I am a big fan of the local thrift store and they have introduced a perk of 5 percent off if you … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin Back in the ’70s, I met a man working at a sawmill where I was employed in southeast Minnesota. He was not a pastor or a preacher, just an ordinary worker like me, but he loved the … Read more>>>
The following is an excerpt from Tom Shanklin’s book, You Can Touch the World. “Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them.” Acts 8:5, KJV. Now, let’s look more closely at the ministry of … Read more>>>
By Tom Shanklin NOTE: On on the week of 9/11, the following article was scheduled to run in our local newspaper. Then disaster struck. Today, America still needs to repent and turn back to God, and if we don’t, we … Read more>>>
By Andrew Gackle I once heard a pastor share an interesting perspective on the movement of the Gospel throughout the world since the beginning of the Church almost 2000 years ago. Though we know that the Lord has been at … Read more>>>
By Kim Ellison Sin contaminates the flow of the Holy Spirit in our lives. Sin separates us from a Holy God. God does not love us any less when we sin, but He is holy, and where sin is, He … Read more>>>
As we walk with God in these final days before Jesus’ return, it is essential that we learn to hear the voice of God. There are two things that are absolutely necessary. We must hear what God is saying and … Read more>>>
Gardening, like life, carries with it some real challenges. We’ve been fighting with the bunnies all year. Usually the cats and the dog keep them at bay, but since we gave away our overabundance of barn cats last year and … Read more>>>
