Author: Diane Collins

How do we live with the ones that seem impossible to like?  We follow these words: "Love must be sincere.  Hate what is evil, cling to what is good. Be…

The scriptures teach us to look to God in all circumstances.  "Give thanks in (not for) all circumstances........" 1 Thessalonians  5:18  "He gives strength to the weary and increases the…

After many years of captivity in Babylon, God's people returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the destroyed temple. They worked for a while on the temple, but soon forgot their purpose…

I stood on the streets of New York City and looked high into the sky at the tall buildings that surrounded me. (Since I am from a small town in…

Hoover Dam is a massive structure that holds back more than 9 trillion gallons of water from Lake Mead (a reservoir for Colorado River).  This dam harnesses water power that can generate…

Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a Christian preacher and theologian who was imprisoned for speaking out against Hitler and his Nazi atrocities during WWII. While he was in prison and before he…

My children have often played the game Jenga. The game begins with a tall tower of blocks stacked carefully in a unique pattern.The object of the game is to remove…

I love being a daughter!  Although my parents are no longer with me here, they are still my parents, and I am still their daughter and that feels special. I…

Jesus spoke and people listened."On hearing it, many of His disciples said, 'This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?'------Jesus said to them, 'Does this offend you? What if…