Gayle

WHO ARE YOU BEFRIENDING? Jesus shared meals and had conversations with people (sinners) long before He shared values. Just being together with people and having a genuine, honest conversation, and listening to those who aren't believers in Christ, over time, can cause walls to fall down. Loving people makes space for conversation and draws people to Christ.  I personally know that from experience. For you see, Betty Thompson, years ago, befriended me when I was 33 years old, and I had never...

There is a song that says, “Give me Your love for humanity, give me Your heart, give me Your eyes so I can see.”  This was the prayer of those who went to Loaves and Fishes last week.  (Loaves and Fishes is a non-profit organization that provides food service, housing, and medical aid to those in the community.)    Why do we go there?... because God has placed within our hearts a love to share Jesus with others.  Each time we go, we offer men and women’s clothing, socks, shoes, and jackets,...

I have worked cattle for the last 30 years, and the Lord has shown me so many things over that time relating the way cattle react with humans -especially Christians. Recently, I needed to doctor my cattle and send grown calves to the sale. So, I rounded up the cattle in a big holding pen that necks down to a long, narrow chute where the cows are doctored and the calves are separated. The older cows are always docile, knowing the routine twice a year, and go peacefully into the chute, while...