Eternal Perspectives: The Greatest Substitute is Jesus Christ
Some days it seems all we do is make substitutes. For example, we trade watching TV for doing dishes. Or vice versa. We could probably...
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Sally Bair
- Sep 12
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: Freedom From Sin and More
How blessed we are to live in a country where freedom of religion still reigns. We may not have that freedom long, from the sounds of the...
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Sally Bair
- Sep 5
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: Joy that Bursts Like Bubbles
What gives you the most joy? If you were to make a list, how many items of joy would you write? One? Five? One hundred? Or too many to...
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Sally Bair
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: Masks that Dim the Light
As daylight grows shorter by the hour, we find ourselves using our lamps more. I’m reminded of Jesus’ parable about the ten virgins, five...
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Sally Bair
- Aug 22
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: God is Smiling Down on Us
Even as Jesus experienced pain, grief, loneliness, and joy, His heavenly Father also experiences emotion. His joy in us is clearly...
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Sally Bair
- Aug 16
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: Are You Ready or Not?
Planning a trip usually means listing all the things we need to do and take so we won’t be caught unaware. The Bible urges us to be ready...
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Sally Bair
- Aug 8
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: The Healing Gift of Tears
Studies prove that weeping produces healing of body, soul, and spirit. Not that we should go around crying over every little thing, but...
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Sally Bair
- Aug 1
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: High Wire Walking to Reach the Other Side
Life may seem like a high wire sometimes, whether facing illness, financial trouble, grief, loneliness, or a host of other negatives. But...
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Sally Bair
- Jul 25
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: Tough Weeds
As I watched my neighbors pulling their garden weeds, it reminded me of past days spent in my own vegetable gardens. Whether it rained or...
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Sally Bair
- Jul 21
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: Praising God Works Miracles
Praising God sounds easy and can become automatic. But when we give praise with a truly grateful heart even in the direst of situations,...
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Sally Bair
- Jul 17
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: How Secure Are We?
We tend to take security in people and places, while still believing our true security is in faith in Jesus Christ. Perhaps we need to...
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Sally Bair
- Jul 5
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: Praising God is a Great Discipline
Our lives require many disciplines: physical, mental, emotional, and especially spiritual. One of the best is the discipline of praise...
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Sally Bair
- Jun 29
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: God's Eyes Are On Us All the Time
How often do we think that because no one sees or hears us, God won’t either? The convicting yet assuring are the words of Psalm 139 as...
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Sally Bair
- Jun 21
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: God's Covering Shows His Love
Clouds bring the rain, but they also offer protection. I for one prefer driving on a cloudy day than against the bright sunlight. You may...
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Sally Bair
- Jun 16
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: Our Temples Need Constant Maintenance
How awesome to think that as children of God through faith in Christ, we are His temple. As such, we need to keep it in good repair,...
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Sally Bair
- May 30
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: God's Power and Help Within Us
The Bible tells us plainly that God’s power dwells within us. the question I ask myself often is “Do I use His power or do I use my own...
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Sally Bair
- May 23
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: The Only Bridge We Need to Cross
How sturdy are the bridges we cross from one place to another? Manmade bridges require constant repair and still many of them fall. The...
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Sally Bair
- May 16
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: We All Have the Need to Belong
Our human nature might rebel about having to depend on others. As a kid, my twin sis and I relied on each other for almost everything....
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Sally Bair
- May 10
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: A Kind Word Blesses Both Giver and Recipient
I often forget that kindness is one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. Stressful times seem to bring sharp words from my lips. Then I...
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Sally Bair
- May 4
- 2 min
Eternal Perspectives: Our Sins are Stubborn Weeds
And their roots can be deep. And they can choke the life out of our fruits of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,...
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