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...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 14, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
If you look at an object in the distance while you’re driving, you’ll notice that the closer you get to that object, the larger it is. Let’s say it’s a mountain. It might look like a hill from a distance or merely a bump in the road. In the same way, once you get past...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 12, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Before we get into today’s devotional (below), I just wanted to give you a quick heads up to let you know that my daughter’s newest Bible Study for Kids is out and available at Amazon! “The Life of Jesus” (Part 1), takes kids on a journey...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 10, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Ask Christians what the happiest book in the Bible is, and most of them will tell you it’s Philippians. One look at the book, and you start to notice the words “joy” and “rejoice” sprinkled throughout. Paul is optimistic about a difficult...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 7, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Before we get into today’s devotional… some of you have asked about our next Bible study and so I wanted to let you know where we are with that. We will be having one, and it won’t be too much longer. I finished writing it this week, I’m now...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 5, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Back in the day, we didn’t have all that much when it came to television. For years, we had three channels on a black and white TV with “rabbit ears” that we had to adjust. By the mid 70s, we got to watch Charlton Heston raising his rod and parting the sea in full...
by Darlene Schacht | Oct 3, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Some days it seems like our problems are long past the point of repair. Other days it feels like the journey ahead is out of our hands. And it is, which is why we all need to lean on the One Who is paving the way. The One Who knows what tomorrow will bring. The One...
by Darlene Schacht | Sep 28, 2022 | Scattered Seeds
Drawn from my archives Straight out of high school, my first job was in retail. I was a pretty good cashier back in the day. I remembered all of my codes, made a point to smile often, and handled the cash fairly well. Customers, on the other hand, weren’t always...
