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ABOUT Hariette Petersen
They say, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” I purchased the painting pictured here in 1973 in one of the most horrific times of my life. I was lost–without Christ. Condemned. This picture...
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Fighting Fingers
Fighting Fingers Psalm 144:1- Blessed be the Lord, my Rock and my keen and firm Strength, Who teaches my hands to war and my fingers to fight—(NIV) I guess it is possible that David was dwelling on...
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The Duck Family
“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” (Psalm 91:4, NIV) As my son and I were leaving his music lesson, he...
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The Upside Downs
Malachi 3:8- “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and offerings (says God).” Dennis Crawford’s poem, The Upside Down 23rd reminds me of how often we turn God’s word into a topsy-turvy...
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When They Don’t Want to Obey
Last week I went to pick up my granddaughters and take them on a picnic. Before we left I told them to tidy up the living room and put away their toys, books, and other items which were strewn all...
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Has Your Heart Become Calloused?
Ever know you ought to do something, but just don’t feel like it? The desire is not there. You ought to encourage, but don’t. You ought to give, but won’t. You ought to change, but remain the same....
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What Is On My Father’s Mind
When I was a teenager, I had several opportunities to break my father’s rules–to go places he didn’t want me to go, to do things he didn’t want me to do. I recall a time he made me copy three chapters...
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Serving With The Right Intentions
I heard someone say once that we can be very earnest about something – and yet be very earnestly wrong. It was a very profound statement. So often I see this demonstrated in our society. I see people...
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Re-Establishing Our Boundaries
What do we partake in, in this life that is not wholesome and good? What things do we allow into our hearts, homes, and lives that is impure? It’s so easy to make concessions in life. We rationalize...
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Place It in His Hands
Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3 Commit to the Lord our works. How easy it is to forget to do that. It’s easy to forget that we can pray with our...
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Labor, Work and Other Blessings
Labor. Employment. It’s not a curse on man to work. It is a blessing. As Christians we know that because of Adam’s disobedience and rebellion against God in the Garden of Eden, God sent him and his...
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Immovable!
I needed to shampoo my hair, but the shampoo would not cooperate. I had shaken the container once, twice and more times – each shake progressively more vigorous than before; but the shampoo remained...
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