Keep The Faith

Genesis 8:21 New International Version (NIV) 21 The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart : “Never again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done.” Deuteronomy 4:29 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 29 But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul. Deuteronomy 4:39 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 39 Know therefore today, and take it to your heart , that the Lord, He is God in heaven above and on the earth below; there is no other. Deuteronomy 6:5 New American Standard Bible (NASB) 5 You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. These scriptures are just a tiny fraction of Bible references to the heart, its condition, and importance. I used to think that this u...

Here is a story that I told my grandson when trying to get him to go to sleep. It started as a much simpler version when I was telling it to him. It has developed to this and reflects my life and how God has shown Himself to me.   The Hammer Story By Wayne Koch (Pop Pop) Dedicated to my grandson Once upon a time there was a hammer. Now this hammer was a very special hammer. Its Creator gave it a brain. It could choose what project to work on and who would use it to build the project. There was just one problem. It often bent nails. At first, Hammer chose easy projects to work on, things like step stools, tables, bird houses, and tree houses. When it came to tree houses though, he chose only the simplest ones or would only want to do the ladder up to the tree house. As for who would use him to build the projects, he would choose just anyone. Over time, he saw some of his projects turn out pretty good, some were just so-so, and others were really bad. When he bent a nail, the p...