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Eternal Perspectives: Some Imprisonments Are of Our Own Making

Oct 31, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Some Imprisonments Are of Our Own Making

No doubt all of us have experienced days when we felt as if we were in prison, many times cells of our own making: fear, grief, anger,...

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Eternal Perspectives: Blizzards of Falling Leaves and Snow Can Be a Blessing

Sally Bair

Oct 23, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Blizzards of Falling Leaves and Snow Can Be a Blessing

As I write this, I read a forecast of snow in eight days. Yikes! Are we ready? Yet … God’s blessings can come even with the white stuff....

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Eternal Perspectives: God Never Disappoints

Sally Bair

Sep 26, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: God Never Disappoints

We all face them. Job cuts, illness, death of a loved one, poor grades—you name it, we experience times of disappointment. But the Lord...

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Eternal Perspectives: Being Called "Nuts" Can Be Beneficial

Sally Bair

Sep 18, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Being Called "Nuts" Can Be Beneficial

Many non-believers look at us Christians as if we’re nuts because we believe in a God no one can see. Yet they don’t think it odd, or...

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Eternal Perspectives: We Should Be Prepared to Defend Our Faith

Sally Bair

Sep 5, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: We Should Be Prepared to Defend Our Faith

Today Christians throughout the world still find themselves in a position of defending their Christian beliefs. More and more, even our...

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Eternal Perspectives: Be Aware of Danger Ahead

Sally Bair

Aug 28, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Be Aware of Danger Ahead

New dangers surround us daily, not only physical but emotional and spiritual. The best way to avoid them and protect ourselves and our...

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Eternal Perspectives: Believe and See God's Miracles

Sally Bair

Aug 24, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Believe and See God's Miracles

How strong is your faith? Is it strong enough to sustain anything? Or does it waver and toss about like a wind-swept boat? Someone once...

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Eternal Perspectives: Bad Habits and Sins are Like a Can of Worms

Sally Bair

Aug 17, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Bad Habits and Sins are Like a Can of Worms

When I was a kid and went fishing with my dad, I couldn’t get over how our fish bait, a can of worms, tangled around each other like...

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Eternal Perspectives: God Asks That We Have a Servant's Heart

Sally Bair

Aug 10, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: God Asks That We Have a Servant's Heart

Service comes in many forms, but service that is given from the heart rather than for selfish reasons is the kind that Jesus exhibited...

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Eternal Perspectives: You Count...But So Does the Mosquito!

Sally Bair

Jul 24, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: You Count...But So Does the Mosquito!

The Lord counts each of us as highly important, but did you know He counts the oft-maligned mosquito as important, too? We probably all...

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Sally Bair

Jul 17, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: The Rock

ROCK SOLID Not all rocks are as solid as they seem. Depending on their makeup and the weather, many rocks crack, fall, or even dissolve....

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Eternal Perspectives: A Quilt Trip or a Guilt Trip?

Sally Bair

Jul 11, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: A Quilt Trip or a Guilt Trip?

How can guilty feelings and the making of quilts compare? If quilt-making becomes a selfish pursuit, perhaps they can. My own guilt...

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Eternal Perspectives: Celebrate the Reason for the Season

Sally Bair

Jun 27, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Celebrate the Reason for the Season

We find many reasons to celebrate, this time of year, including our country’s freedom, which transpired in the 1700s. God’s magnificent...

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Sally Bair

Jun 12, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Smudge-Free

OUR CHRISTIAN LIGHT NEEDS TO BE KEPT SMUDGE-FREE Eternal Perspectives by Sally Bair Lighthouse keepers of old held the important task of...

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Sally Bair

May 30, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Only What I Need

HOW MUCH DO WE NEED? The mindset of many is to accumulate the most, the best, and the richest. Yet, what are the riches that God would...

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Eternal Perspectives: Hanging on by a Thread

Sally Bair

May 11, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Hanging on by a Thread

As a kid, I was enthralled with the trapeze artists who performed at the circus. How could they possibly keep from falling? What magic...

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Eternal Perspectives: Silence and Solitude

Sally Bair

May 2, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Silence and Solitude

We best hear the Lord’s voice when we’re surrounded by silence. Author Richard Foster counts silence as one of the spiritual disciplines....

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Eternal Perspectives: We Need to be Prepared to Defend Our Faith

Sally Bair

Apr 20, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: We Need to be Prepared to Defend Our Faith

As we consider how much closer we are to the time Christ returns, we can learn lessons from the past that are meant to strengthen our...

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Eternal Perspectives: Halleluja, the Barrier is Removed!

Sally Bair

Apr 4, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Halleluja, the Barrier is Removed!

Happy Resurrection Day! Unlike the early Israelites, we now have free access to God the Father through His only Son, whose death removed...

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Eternal Perspectives: Palms for Praising

Sally Bair

Mar 28, 20232 min read

Eternal Perspectives: Palms for Praising

Eternal Perspectives by Sally Bair Palms for Praising My property is filled with cedar trees. They emit a fragrance that draws animals...

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