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LUKE 9 – FIRST MISSIONARIES
READ LUKE 9 Here is another chapter filled with many familiar segments of Jesus’ time on earth. Because His following is growing, He gives more power to His Apostles, by allowing the ability to drive out demons and heal the … Continue reading
YOU ARE NOT ALONE
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© One nation under God,” is what our founders said, But something happened on the way. They now say God is dead. I know our God lives on. He stands at heaven’s … Continue reading
ADAPTATION
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© His hands are open to the world. He reaches out to heal. He touches and His will is done. He knows just how we feel. He took on human flesh to be … Continue reading
REMEMBERING A DAY LATE
Remembering Pearl Harbor Day is like being reminded of 9/11 and another attack on American soil. My mother’s birthday is December 8 and she remembered the day well. She was a young woman of 20 and pregnant. She and my … Continue reading
LUKE 8 – BE SOWERS OF SEEDS
READ LUKE 8 In the very first verse of this chapter we read that Jesus and His followers traveled from one town to another spreading the good news. Jesus, the true Evangelist was showing through example how we should share … Continue reading
JESUS, LEAD ME
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© You never cease to hold me safely in Your hand, When everything my body does so blatantly demand, You guide my steps, You hold me tight, You strengthen me with all … Continue reading
LUKE 7 – HE CAME FOR ALL PEOPLE
READ LUKE 7 The first few verses of this chapter deal with another of Jesus’ miraculous healings. It was done from a distance, because the one being healed had representation from his employer. The centurion was apparently was a good … Continue reading
LUKE SIX – BLESSED WORDS
READ LUKE SIX This chapter is filled with so much meat. It begins by discussing the Pharisees insistence on not working on the Sabbath. Such things as eating some gathered corn from the field or healing the sick from their … Continue reading
BLUE CHRISTMAS
It’s that time of year again. For almost two months we put ourselves through so much unnecessary stress. We fret over Thanksgiving dinner and preparing the feast. We make travel arrangements to accommodate a true family get together. We struggle … Continue reading
REPLENISHED
ORIGINAL ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Root bound and parched, replenished only by the restorative power of water, Each tendril pushing – burrowing into the coolness of life sustainment, Lapping up the refreshing, renewing, thirst quenching provision … Continue reading
HALLMARK LOVE
I must admit, I sneak a peek at them now and then, but I don’t feel I’m hooked. However in thinking about the singular theme that weaves through these predictable stories, there is a direct link to the fairy tales … Continue reading
LUKE 5 – FOLLOW ME
READ LUKE 5 Jesus was beginning to gather large crowds. His message was one they’d been longing to hear for ages. The promised Messiah was in their midst and they were eager to hear what He had to say. … Continue reading
RUGGED ROAD
WOOD SCULPTURE & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© A child just turned a woman, became the chosen one, To hold the Son of God within – to be her firstborn Son. She wasn’t someone special – a lowly servant … Continue reading
OVER THE MEADOW & THROUGH THE WOODS
“Over the meadow and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go.” These were words of excitement for us as we prepared to spend the Christmas holiday with our children’s grandparents. The words changed into tremendous challenge as we packed … Continue reading
IN THE WILDERNESS
READ LUKE 4 All four Gospels share the good news of Jesus, Christ, the Messiah. Jesus was flesh and blood, just like you and me, because he was born in the same way we were. He was subject to pain, … Continue reading
THE CHRISTMAS MOUSE
POETRY BY KATHY BOECHER© ‘Twas right before Christmas and in our simple old house, Not a creature was stirring except one small mouse, He wasn’t too big, but the sight made me cringe, A mouse in the house meant he’d … Continue reading
AND THE WATERS CAME …
ART & POETRY BY PAUL T. & KATHY BOECHER© Tempestuous waters seeped up from within the earth And gushed forth with astounding power, The skies opened at the direction of God’s voice, And poured upon a once rainless earth, Cutting … Continue reading
LUKE THREE – MAKE WAY FOR THE LORD
READ LUKE THREE Luke opens this chapter by telling us who was ruling at the time, where this was taking place and the prophesy that was being fulfilled through it all. John, the Baptist was now 30 years old and … Continue reading
THE MOUNTAINS DECLARE YOUR GLORY
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© Cutting through the depths of granite, crushing stone along the way, Even though our God has planned it, it still takes our breath away, Mountains high and surface rugged, deep crevasses cut … Continue reading
