Laynes' Line

    BRRRR!!  As I awoke this morning at 6:00, the temperature outside was a brisk 1 o C or 33 o F (it actually went to 32 by 8:00). It is 58 o INSIDE the house. With few exceptions, our houses do NOT have a heating system inside. We use a lot of blankets and several layers of clothes. We have a small gas heater for the worst of times, but it certainly cannot heat the house. It reminds me of my grandmother’s house when I was growing up. She had a double-sided fireplace that could heat two rooms of the house, one on each side of the dividing wall. On really cold nights, one side of you burned (next to the fire) while the other side of you froze. It was truly a paradox. Absolutely, freezing and burning at the same time were possible.      My mind always goes to our neighbors who have a tin roof and very breezy windows and doors. Many of them have no means of heating. Almost thirty years ago, a lady from near here taught me the first “dicho” I lea...

September-October, 2011 4 For the word of the LORD is right; and all his works are done in truth.   Psalm 33:4 Dear Praying Friends,       God is so faithful! At times we feel like the devil is winning, but then our Lord comes through and opens a new door or opportunity for His people, for His Word is right. We have shared over the past year how the devil got into a few of our folks who decided it was up to them to run off our pastor (in spite of a 97% positive vote). When they managed to do that, it appeared that the devil had won. More than thirty deaf had been run off little by little without telling us why in about a year. It turns out that the main man had cornered each one at different times and in different places and threatened them that they should not return. If a known past sin was involved, that was thrown up to them as reason why they could not attend. These were sins committed before the person accepted Christ as Savior, so they were...