by Darlene Schacht | Apr 26, 2021 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
As I’m sitting here wondering what I might write about today, I happened upon a video by Matthew McConaughey. Yeah, I know–who would have thought I’d be talking about that Matthew in one of my daily devotions. But, the fact is that he’s piqued...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 22, 2021 | Scattered Seeds
As I’m reading Ezra chapter 7 today, I gain a better understanding of this man. You see, Ezra was a teacher. The Bible tells us that he was well versed in the Law, and as we see in Nehemiah chapter 8, he helps the Israelites gain a better understanding of...
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...
