SHORT

These short posts are brief insights into the Word of God that have a reading time of 5 minutes or less.

  • Team Players
    CHILD-LIKE FAITH,  SHORT

    A Second Chance

    Reading Time: 6 Minutes I’ve never been much of a sports fan as far as picking a team and watching it on TV. But as a child I enjoyed playing a variety of sports including soccer, tennis,…

  • Dying of starvation
    FRANCES SKINNER,  SHORT

    Tribal Rescue

    Reading Time: 3 Minutes As a medical missionary, my Daddy, Dr. William Skinner, wore a variety of different “hats.” For several years he was Disaster Relief Coordinator of the Paraguay Baptist Mission and was able to join…

  • The harvest is ripe and people are waiting to be introduced to Jesus.
    FRANCES SKINNER,  SHORT

    VBS

    Reading Time: 4 Minutes I remember Vacation Bible School in Paraguay! VBS is where many families are introduced to Jesus. In addition to medical missions, my parents planted several churches in that beautiful country. I have great…

  • Sharing the Gospel in Paraguay
    FRANCES SKINNER,  SHORT

    Not the Same Man

    Reading Time: 2 Minutes My parents served as Southern Baptist missionaries for 39 years and brought the Gospel of Jesus to the beautiful nation of Paraguay. My father, Dr. William Skinner, was also a physician and was…

  • SHORT,  VISIONS

    The Fishing Chandelier

    Reading Time: 4 Minutes A Vision On June 16, 2020, I asked the Lord if now is the time to do evangelism, as in physically going outside and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ. I knew that…

  • Faith of a child
    CHILD-LIKE FAITH,  SHORT

    Faith Of A Child

    Reading Time: 4 Minutes Thursday, March 19th, 2020 as I was playing the piano before the Lord. The Holy Spirit spoke to me in such a simple way about the faith of a child. I heard the…

  • SHORT,  VISIONS

    Multiplication

    Reading Time: 4 Minutes Vision ~ December 2, 2019 On the morning of December 2, 2019, I asked the Lord if there was anything He wanted to show me. With my eyes closed, I began to see…