Sonshine for your soul
Posted in God's leading on Dec 15th, 2011
Geneologies can be quite interesting sometimes.
Years ago, my mom was active in tracing my dad’s ancestral heritage and even tracked down a retired dentist in St. Louis who had spent loads of time and money — as in travel to Scotland — in order to learn more about the Drummond heritage.
He told her that his [...]
Posted in salvation on Sep 14th, 2011
You’ve heard the nostalgic phrase, “You can take the boy out of the country, but you can’t take the country out of the boy.”
This phrase, of course, is not talking about international travel, but instead the deep-rooted mindset and cultural habits that permeate the heart and soul of folk born and raised in the [...]
Posted in salvation on Aug 23rd, 2011
There’s not a whole lot in common between a sugary sweet pre-school teacher who wouldn’t kill a roach and a foul-mouthed thug who commits crimes with no remorse.
One thing they do share, however, is their final enemy.
Ironically, each one’s hope for conquering that enemy does not rest with being sugary sweet and kind or with [...]
Posted in heaven on May 18th, 2011
When I was a kid, someone told me that the stars were actually pinpricks in the bottom of heaven.
That’s why they brightly sparkle, the explanation went. They are glimpses of heaven’s light.
I’ve since learned about the reality of stars in an astronomy sense, yet the idea of heaven’s light sparkling in the darkness still [...]
Posted in heaven on May 12th, 2011
It’s a difficult time for my immediate and extended families just now.
My mother is very close to death in a Seymour, Indiana hospital.
Thankfully, she’s sedated and is feeling no pain.
After having had a multi-year struggle with diminishing health, this morphine-induced sleep is a blessing that will continue until she wakes up in the presence of [...]
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Martin Drummond