By Teri Pizza, Executive Director, Encounters With God Ministry, Inc Imagine someone excitedly selling everything they had to obtain a just discovered treasure! Jesus used a parable just like this to demonstrate the joy experience when we discover the kingdom of heaven; when we come across a “pearl of great price.” Everything else we hold…

By Teri Pizza, Executive Director, Encounters With God Ministry, Inc From God Calling Devotional Journal The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms; He will thrust out the enemy from before you, and will say, “Destroy!” – Deuteronomy 33:27 The Eternal Arms shelter you. “Underneath are the Everlasting Arms.” This promise…

By Joseph Steuhl  The construction loader I operate every day is made by John Deere, and the operator’s cab is enclosed in glass. I usually crack the window open for a constant fresh air flow. During a normal day in the warmer months, insects start appearing on the inside of the front windshield. Bees, beetles, deer flies…

By Ginger Carruth Cooper  Anyone who knows me knows I love to craft.  Taking a little paint, glue, ribbon, flowers, napkins, and vinyl and creating something with these items gives me pleasure beyond measure. Give me a few crafting items, a little time, and let the fun begin. Creating is as natural as breathing to…

By Joseph Steuhl  Driving to work every weekday, I pass by an old tractor set on the front lawn of a house. It is in a fixed position but probably not fixed! I would estimate that the tractor was manufactured in the early 1940’s as it has a tricycle construction. It is a decoration on…

By Joseph Steuhl Upon my shoulders at the very top of my body there sits a mind trapped with thoughts within my head. You were made the same as I, so I hope that you don’t mind if I add a few more thoughts to consider. The mind sitting there at the top can be…

By Teri Pizza, Executive Director, Encounters with God Ministry, Inc. Important: Before you read any further, ask the Holy Spirit of God to enlighten your wisdom as you read each line slowly and thoughtfully, pausing before moving on to the next verse. And Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. He who…

By Joseph Steuhl The title above is the name of an Elton John song which I heard recently. The word sorry has so many syllables that it’s hard to pronounce all two of them. A complicated word that just has an inflexible, tongue-twisting configuration that doesn’t flow properly from the mouth. The word always has…

by Ginger Carruth Cooper I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me. Proverbs 8:32 Have you ever lost something very important to you? What did you do? Did you sit back and hope eventually it would turn up on its own? Perhaps you sought it out with all…

by Joseph Steuhl The journey through the pages of the Bible has reflected my walk through life. I was never like Moses but confess that I was one of his followers wandering in the desert for forty years. There were days when I felt like Joseph, thrown in a pit and sold for slavery because…