Real Fruit: Introduction
Betty has been bugging me for some time to publish nine short stories based on the nine fruit of the Spirit. Those stories were the first fruits of what God…
Author: Dale Heinold
A Fresh Wind
Ever been prayed for by a platypus? I have been. Well, not a real platypus, but a nine-year-old boy wearing a t-shirt with the face of a platypus from a…
Seven: Dear Laodicea
At a nearby town, there is a spring that people drive for miles to draw from. To drink that water straight out of the ground is nearly impossible since it…
What Makes You Smile?
What makes you smile? It’s a simple question, but one that reveals something about our heart. Smiles can be triggered by just about anything. The things that make you smile…
Seven: Dear Philadelphia
Philadelphia Pennsylvania is the home of the Liberty Bell, an important symbol of American history. The famously cracked bell was originally installed in the Pennsylvania Statehouse where the Continental Congress…
They’re Chasing You
Every now again I sit down to write and I have no ideas, no starting point, no words rattling around in my heart that just have to come out. The…
Seven: Dear Sardis
We’ve all heard expressions such as “the clothes make the man” or “dress for success” or “dress for the job you want not the job you have.” The clothes we…
One Step
Faith is often like taking a single step. Imagine taking a step. It really doesn’t matter whether the landscape is a city street, a wooded path, a lonely road, or along…
Seven: Dear Thyatira
My favorite morning coffee mug is the work of a craftsman. I have a whole shelf devoted to various cups and mugs. Most of them are machine made ceramic pieces…
Are You Satisfied?
I remember a phrase Grandpa Heinold said on occasion that puzzled me at first. Sometimes after a holiday meal, he’d push back a bit from the table and declare, “Now…
Seven: Dear Pergamum
Who are you? It’s a more complicated question than what you may think. So much goes into who we are. Our name, our likes and dislikes, what we look like…
Are You a Hoarder?
Perhaps you know someone or seen someone on a reality TV show that is a hoarder. Those folks live to gather stuff and fill every available space they own. They…