Our Aroma
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma Ephesians 5:1-2 (NLT): “Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” (emphasis is mine) We’ve…
God’s Love In Every Step
Whatsoever series: Of the many things we pray to see in all our students’ lives, loving God and reflecting on his love is high on the list (Mark 12:30-31). It is easy to get caught up in our role as parents, isn’t it? After all, we have focused 16 or more years on preparing our…
A Father’s Love
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma I had a good dad. He was not perfect of course but who is? Just after I was saved, I could not wrap my mind around the unconditional love of the Heavenly Father. I prayed and said, “Lord, I need to know what this means.” My…
Why Christians Struggle
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma Why Christians Struggle We walked along the road today, My blessed Lord and I, And spoke of many things of life As the time went by. I asked him, “Why the suffering?’ He answered, “Don’t you know? Without the suffering, my child, My children just don’t grow!…
Expectations
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma If the years 2020-22 taught us anything, it is how dangerous and difficult life is when our expectations are not met. As we start this new year, may we heed God’s encouragement to set our expectations where they belong. Years ago, our family had a situation at…
What Would Baby Jesus Look Like?
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma 1 John 3:2 “Dear friends, now we are the children of God, and what we will be has not been made known. But we know that when He appears, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.” A letter to my Lord…
Lighthouses
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma A long time ago one of the professors told me that if there was any proof that life is important, sacred, and valuable it is that there are ambulances, fire trucks, and lighthouses. When my family lived near Lake Ontario in New York, there were two lighthouses…
Allow Your Mind to Abide in Jesus
Whatsoever Series: “…through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope” (Romans 15:4b). My friends, there is a mix of emotions at this stage of the semester! Final exam schedules and travel plans are approaching fast, and with those dates, your student’s return home is ever-present in your thoughts. You may…
In Everything Give Thanks
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma I have found that it is hard to be thankful while experiencing some situations and circumstances in life. The words “give thanks” occur 91 times in 44 verses in the New King James Version (NKJV). In reading those verses, not once does it say to give thanks…
The Tapestry of Our Lives
Mustard Seed Chronicles: Story Time with LU Grandma If you look at the back of a woven tapestry or a beautifully sewn cross-stitch picture, you will see a mess. Threads are hanging and no apparent design is visible. But by viewing it at its front, there is beauty and order. So, it is with our…
