by Darlene Schacht | Nov 4, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Opening my Bible to 2 Chronicles 32, I read, After all that Hezekiah had so faithfully done, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah. He laid siege to the fortified cities, thinking to conquer them for himself. When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 28, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Opening our Bible to Acts Chapter 9, we read, The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 24, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Last week we talked about a story from 2 Samuel Chapter 10, where David was rejected when he reached out to the Ammonites. Surprisingly, his simple act of kindness was the catalyst for war. Rejection is a curious thing. It’s something we all experience at one...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 18, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Drawn from my archives I’ve come to learn over time that we don’t need a perfect life to live in abundance. The things that we’re most thankful for can’t be bought in a store or cashed in at the bank. The best gifts are the ones knit together...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 17, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
2 Samuel Chapter 10, starts out by telling us that after the king of the Ammonites died, David reached out to his son. “I’ll show him some kindness,” he said, “in the same way his father showed kindness to me.” And so, David sent his men to the land of the Ammonites...