Author: Diane

For a time is coming when people will no longer listen to sound and wholesome teaching. They will follow their own desires and will look for teachers who will tell them whatever their itching ears want to hear. They will reject the truth and chase after myths. 2 Timothy 4:3-4 It seems as though that… Continue reading Itching Ears

“There’s a young boy here with five barley loaves and two fish. But what good is that with this huge crowd?” John 6:9 Have you ever felt like you’re not enough? Your talent is too small, you’re too ordinary, there’s nothing special about you, the task is too big, what good would you be able… Continue reading Good Enough

But the time is coming – indeed it is here now – when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way. John 4:23 And I assure you that the time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when the dead will… Continue reading The Time Is Here

We are never satisfied. We want more. We want what we can’t have. We want what others have. There is an emptiness in our soul that we try to fill…with stuff, with people, with status. If I only had (fill in the blank), then I would be happy. So then we finally get (fill in… Continue reading Plant Joy

The main message of the gospel is summed up in John 3:16 where Jesus says, “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” It goes on to say that the reason for sending Jesus… Continue reading Lumps of Clay

I was led to the Gospel of John to find out more about who Jesus really is. Rather than a biography of the life of Jesus, John shows us a picture of who he is. He shows us that Jesus is so much more than just a man. John 1:1-16 tells us that Jesus was… Continue reading Come And See

We are living in a war zone, but our enemy is not other humans. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 This is not just figurative language,… Continue reading Protect Yourself

Oh, how easily we are swayed by the latest popular opinion in the world. Like children, we will believe anything that sounds good or helps us to rationalize our behavior. There are so many opinions and points of view that sound like they must be true. So how do we know what to believe, what… Continue reading Look There, Go There

Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us. Ephesians 2:18 ALL OF US are welcome! There is absolutely no one on this earth who is “too far gone”. No matter what you believe, no matter how much (or if) you love… Continue reading Peace Light and Joy

Sometimes I feel crafty (often fueled by Pinterest), and occasionally one turns out pretty well. This coffee table was a project that I took on several years ago. I got 4 crates, a couple boards and 4 wheels and turned them into a coffee table. I stained the crates, made a frame out of the… Continue reading Masterpiece