A Novel by Patricia Gunn Hall The following is an excerpt from my second novel. My characters fall in love and experience marriage as ordained by our Creator. I want to honor God. I seek His approval in all that I do, so I leave the spice up to you and your imagination. This novel …
THE GOD I KNOW
A few weeks ago, I heard a delightful hymn by Elohim Songs, The God I Know. It begins with a verse of Scripture. "And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou hast sent." John 17:3 The words touched my soul. I hear it playing …
PRAY FOR YOUR CHILDREN
Philippians 4:6. “Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” Be careful means to not worry about anything. Supplication means be earnest and humble when you reach out to God. I cannot emphasize enough that you have a reverent awe of your …
DISTRACTED BY WORLDLY CARES
My mind has been busy over the last few months, but not with my sixth book, Forsaken. Summer started with our cat leaving for the Rainbow Bridge. He adopted us when he got tired of trying to live off the land. I also think he longed for human contact. In the beginning, he was always …
THE LORD’S WAYS ARE NOT OUR WAYS
Isaiah 55:8, “‘For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,’ declares the LORD.” I should have paid more attention to those words, when I was pestering God to prove His existence (A Tale of Two Searches). He answered my prayer, but I was not prepared for His delivery. My young …
GOD’S HANDIWORK
My picture is of a back-and-yellow garden spider on a zinnia. She crawled up there and froze while I was taking pictures. This is the first year without seeing these common spiders. They are normally guarding the vegetables, the flower beds and hanging on the chicken coop or beneath the eves of the house. I …
GOD CARES
I broke the cream-colored, red polka-dotted spoon rest on top of my stove. I had used it for years, so I knew it would be hard to replace. I looked at several, but they did not resonate with my spirit. I decided to wait until I found the right one, because I hate to settle …
BEAUTY IS SUBJECTIVE
My first, remembered, experience with art happened soon after I started the first grade. Mrs. Lumpkin passed out mimeographed pictures of a Great Horned owl. She told us to color it with our Crayola crayons. As I reached into my desk for the box of eight, tiny candle sticks with no wicks, I knew something …
GOD IS AWARE
I was watching several butterflies on a patch of zinnias, when I noticed one with tattered wings. It fluttered from one beautiful flower to another searching for sweet, sugary nectar. Other than looking faded and worn, the wings were doing a great job of getting the Gulf Fritillary where it wanted to go. Several verses …
PONDERING KARMA
My husband and I decided we wanted a Whataburger for lunch. We took a booth near a woman who was playing a game of cards with her two oldest boys. They looked to be about eleven and eight years old. She had twin toddlers, under three years old, on the other side of her. They …
Searching for God 