BOOK REVIEW – Missionary to Mars

by Lucas Kitchen (Author, Narrator), Free Grace International (Publisher) An audiobook I just read a really fantastic Christian fiction book… especially if you like space adventures. It’s called “Missionary to Mars” by Lucas Kitchen, and it’s full of the things of Jesus, evangelism, sharing Bible truths, salvation, and the persecution of believers.. His hero, Eustis Grimes (the name…

The Good News, Here and There

I recently served as a member of my Faith Bible Church missions team to Germany.  Five of us went to Berlin to assist a sister church there with their Family Camp in the mountains. There were eight sessions in the morning & evening, and to ensure the adults could attend all of them without distraction,…

BOOK REVIEW – Consider the Ostrich: Unlocking the Book of Job and the Blessing of Suffering

by Scott Douglas (Author), Kevin Wagner (Narrator), SD Editions (Publisher) An audiobook review  by Jackie Houchin What a fun book on the topic of suffering! Scott Douglas takes readers through the Bible book of Job step by step, chapter by chapter. He has new insights about when the book was written, who Job was, who his pack of friends were, what/who…

The “Romans” Road

A Christian Essay by Jackie Houchin Jesus said the way to Salvation is narrow and hard and that few people find it. He also said that only those whom God, His Father, draws will come to Him. And in answer to Peter’s question, “Then who can be saved?” Jesus answered that with God, all things…

Who is God? – “I AM WHO I AM”

A Christian Essay by Jackie Houchin Who am I? Who are YOU? We humans define ourselves in relation to other people, places, and things. I am a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a wife, a mother, a grandmother. I am a homeowner, a neighbor, a Little Free Library curator. I am a believer, a member…

Our Aging Woes and God’s Faithfulness

An Essay by Jackie Houchin  From head to toes Are my body’s woes. But my spirit knows– That it’s blessed and beneficial. For where God’s discipline goes Repentance, then forgiveness Are what His “rod” bestows. I might never have thought To lean on God, were it not For these annoying and debilitating foes. — me…