by Darlene Schacht | Apr 21, 2021 | Scattered Seeds
I went back to the book of Ezra tonight. If you remember, a few weeks back we talked about Ezra chapter 4 where we saw the Israelites rebuilding the temple of God, and the enemy trying to stop them. We saw how accusations were brought before the king and how...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 20, 2021 | Scattered Seeds
Reading through Deuteronomy, I get to the part where Moses is nearing the end of his mission. He’ll soon be stepping down and handing the lead over to Joshua. Before he does, however he makes one final plea for obedience in Chapter 4, verse 2, “Keep the...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 18, 2021 | Scattered Seeds
If you would have told me 25 years ago that I’d be a writer one day, I would have denied that profusely. I failed grade 12 English, I could barely make my way through a book (unless it had pictures), and my grammar was horrific. I might have had a similar...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 16, 2021 | Scattered Seeds
As I’m reading through my Bible, I come to 1 Samuel Chapter five where I see the Philistines had just captured the ark of the Lord. The Bible tells us that they took it to Dagon’s temple and placed it beside his statue. As you might already know, Dagon was...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 14, 2021 | Scattered Seeds
Drawn from my archives James 5:16 tells us, “The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.” Do you see that word, “fervent” in there? It tells me that a righteous woman is enthusiastic about prayer, and that her prayer life is something she values. I...
