by Barbara Lardinais | February 20, 2019 | Article
“’No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment; otherwise the patch pulls away from it, the new from the old, and a worse tear results. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; otherwise the wine will burst the skins, and the wine is lost, and the skins...
by Barbara Lardinais | February 6, 2019 | Article
“There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God, and did not respect man. And there was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection from my opponent.’ And for a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself,...
by Barbara Lardinais | January 23, 2019 | Article
“The kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.” (Matthew 11:12) Some spiritual battles are long – way longer than we ever anticipated when we first became engaged in them. It’s possible that we question ourselves:...
by Barbara Lardinais | January 2, 2019 | Article
“’And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.’” (Matthew 6:13) “Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, ‘Oh that You would bless me indeed and enlarge my border, and that Your hand might be with me, and that You would keep me...
by Barbara Lardinais | December 19, 2018 | Article
Immanuel means “God with us.” Matthew 1:23 says; “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.” Matthew is quoting the Old Testament prophet, Isaiah 7:14 which says; “Therefore the...
by Barbara Lardinais | December 5, 2018 | Article
“… and they did not love their life even when faced with death.” (Revelation 12:11) Our American heritage with its Judeo-Christian values appears to be disappearing faster than a winter sunset. Our forefathers mostly held a common viewpoint that included affirmation...
