by Darlene Schacht | Apr 8, 2021 | Scattered Seeds
Shortly after I gave my life to the Lord at the young age of 11, I was introduced to the concept of evangelism. The way it was explained to me at the time, was that I had a duty to tell others about Christ. The next day I got together with my best friend to formulate...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 6, 2021 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
I happened upon this excerpt from Messy Beautiful Love today. It’s a reminder that unity is strengthened when we’re sealed by the Spirit. God’s desire for us is that we might be one in the bond of unity, in the same way that we are one in the union and...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 5, 2021 | Scattered Seeds, Uncategorized
I remember a few years back, more like several years ago now, my friend called to say that the teacher forgot to tell me to look in Nathaniel’s backpack. I wish she would have told me not to look in the back pack. Don’t look, wrap it in packing tape,...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 4, 2021 | Scattered Seeds
It’s a sad fact that some believers are ashamed of the gospel. Some have dimmed their lights. Some veer away from the topic of repentance. In doing so, they soften the salvation message and the price that was paid on the cross. Sometimes the truth is a bit hard...
by Darlene Schacht | Apr 1, 2021 | Scattered Seeds
The word pride could well be described in three words: me, myself, and I. It’s an attitude of elevation that puts us above others. It’s thinking more of ourselves than we should. On the flip side of pride is humility. C.S. Lewis summed it up well when he wrote,...
by Darlene Schacht | Mar 31, 2021 | Scattered Seeds
There’s a popular mindset both inside and outside of the church that says, “God just wants us to be happy.” But the fact is, God wants us to be holy. What does it mean to be holy? It means to be set apart from the world by the way that we live. It means that...
