God is fair and He cannot lie.

I love God’s word!  Yea, yea, there are times when I may not particularly like what It is saying because I feel like I’m getting in trouble for something I did.  But I clearly deserve the discipline in my life He provides to me, and am quite sure that I needed a good...

Pant like a dog

Why do dogs pant?  According to petmd.com  there are several reasons why dogs pant. Here is a list: Looking for something to drink To circulate the necessary air through their bodies to cool down It could be a medical emergency, an illness, or the dog may be having a...

Praying for my president.

I went to bed last night not knowing who the new president of the U.S. was going to be.  Tim woke up at 12:15am to turn on the television.  The presidency had been decided and the country was waiting to hear his speech. I was not one of those who rejoiced and waited...

Was Jesus "in love"?

This weekend I was asked an interesting question.  “Did Jesus ever fall ‘in love’ with a woman the way we fall in love with the opposite sex, and have desires like us?”  My mind was quick to respond, but heart made me wait and try to put the right words together. In...

Like adding fuel to a fire

Here are my quirky connections for today’s scripture reading in Proverbs 26:20-23: 20 When you run out of wood, the fire goes out; when the gossip ends, the quarrel dies down. We, at the Shuff home, thoroughly enjoy hanging out around the firepit in our backyard. ...