As Palm Sunday is coming up, I thought a post on the etymology of the word palm was in order. I was originally only going to look up the word palm, but I came across palmy and decided it needed to be added as well. Yes, palmy is a word - a word coined by Shakespeare no …
Category: The Potter’s Hands
These are a collection of devotionals that I wrote for school, but I think would be beneficial to readers. My hope is that you may learn and may be encouraged by them just as I have been.
St. Patrick and the Great Commission
https://youtu.be/fg5ejLGEnZk Though the above video was written with children in mind, it summarizes Patrick's life fairly well. Some information is glossed over: Patrick was the son of a Roman Citizen and Deacon, his conversion to Christianity occurred during his enslavement, and it was through him that God worked to convert nearly all of Ireland to …
Forgiving the Unforgivable
Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and children and all that he …
Speak in Love
We who are in the Church and are Christians often forget that those who are not in the Church are not Christians. I know this sounds obvious, but I think it is something we should better keep in mind when we are sharing the Gospel. This is what I mean: those who do not have …
Adoption as Sons
For you did not receive a spirit that make you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry, "Abba, Father." The Spirit itself testifies that we are God's children. ~ Romans 8:15-16 ~ But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of …
Madelyn Rose Craig 