top of page



Gleanings from
Thistle Dew Farm
Search
Humility before God
It behooves every human being to learn humility before God. One nation learned the hard way. Today’s reading: Ezekiel 27-28; James 4...
jacarroll71
Nov 22, 2015
0 comments
God Never Lets Us Go
God never lets us go. But what if we sin, grievously? Does He still hold on to us? Today’s reading: Ezekiel 16; Hebrews 12 62 I will...
jacarroll71
Nov 17, 2015
0 comments
The Good, New Days
The destruction of Jerusalem brought inconsolable grief, a deep longing for the good, old days, but God had something new and far better...
jacarroll71
Nov 11, 2015
0 comments
Vows of God
When God makes a vow, He swears by Himself and it will be done. Always. Today’s reading: Jeremiah 51-52; Hebrews 6 14 The Lord of hosts...
jacarroll71
Nov 9, 2015
0 comments
Confidence in the Worst of Times
God’s people can be confident in the midst of any kind of trial, because He keeps His hand upon them and uses the worst circumstances for...
jacarroll71
Nov 7, 2015
0 comments
Handling Injustice
Two godly men were unjustly imprisoned, but their responses to suffering were quite different. Today’s reading: Jeremiah 20-22; 2 Timothy...
jacarroll71
Oct 27, 2015
0 comments
Why Life is Not Vain
The gospel of Jesus Christ shows us why the earthly life of believers, while far from as complete as it will be in glory, is also not...
jacarroll71
Sep 17, 2015
0 comments
Two Sides of Holiness
Godliness has both a negative and a positive side. Today’s reading: Proverbs 28-29; 2 Corinthians 7 7 A righteous man knows the rights of...
jacarroll71
Sep 15, 2015
0 comments
Slow Growth
Spiritual growth is a gradual process, like a great tree, it will not reach maturity quickly. Today’s reading: Proverbs 19-20; 2...
jacarroll71
Sep 11, 2015
0 comments
No Exceptions
Although there are exceptions to the rules given in Proverbs, there are no exceptions to the rule that God is with His people in their...
jacarroll71
Sep 9, 2015
0 comments
The Importance of Seeking Wisdom
Today’s reading: Proverbs 1-2; 1 Corinthians 12 4 if you seek it like silver and search for it as for hidden treasures, 5 then you will...
jacarroll71
Sep 2, 2015
0 comments
To My Dying Breath
Today’s reading: Psalms 145-147; I Corinthians 11:1-15 1 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! 2 I will praise the Lord as long...
jacarroll71
Aug 31, 2015
0 comments
bottom of page