by Darlene Schacht | Aug 2, 2021 | Scattered Seeds
Reading Luke Chapter 6, I come to verse 20. And just like the multitude that pressed close to see and to hear, I open my ears to God’s Word. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are ye...
by Darlene Schacht | Jun 28, 2021 | Scattered Seeds
I’m back! It feels like I’ve been gone forever, but I think it’s been five weeks. During this time, I’ve come awfully close to finishing the Bible study, and I will have details on that one soon! This time away has helped me to get my ducks in...
by Darlene Schacht | May 14, 2021 | Scattered Seeds
Drawn from my archives In one of his sermons, Charles Spurgeon shared a parable of a man from the East who came upon a mountain. Looking down from the mountain, he saw the sun shining brightly on a river stream. It looked beautiful from afar, but as the old man made...
by Darlene Schacht | May 13, 2021 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
Growing up I shared a room with my sister. For a while there, we even shared the same bed. My cousins had four girls to a room–two in each bed. That’s just how it was back then. Big families made do. With seven girls in the house, and one...
by Darlene Schacht | May 12, 2021 | Scattered Seeds
There’s a song that we used to sing back in the day, and maybe you know it too. It goes like this, “It only takes a spark to get a fire going, and soon all those around will warm up to it’s glowing…” My sister Bonnie and I used to sing...
by Darlene Schacht | May 11, 2021 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
We’ve all heard it said, “How could it be sin if it’s not hurting anybody?” or “How could it be wrong, if no one gets hurt?” The internet is full of these questions, perhaps you’ve entertained the idea yourself. After all, how...