Category: Ponder

By Randy Grathen (Thank you Wendy Rogers) Have you noticed that God doesn’t make us? You know, when something happens, and you think it might have been a God-thing but then you begin to rationalize the whole situation and start telling yourself that it would have happened that way anyway and it was really just… Read more

by: Randy Grathen In our modern society we need identification for all kinds of things. When we’re born we get a birth certificate – our very first form of identification. That is when your mother gives you your official name. You know, the one you’re stuck with for the REST OF YOUR LIFE! Poor Shaniqua… Read more

By: Randy Grathen I just read Acts 10 & 11. Peter was telling the Apostles why he took the message of salvation to the Gentiles. 15“And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as He did upon us at the beginning. 16″And I remembered the word of the Lord, how… Read more

By: Randy Grathen Our High Places is about all of us – not just me. I shared my stories because God urged me for years to share them. Why? Because they are His stories. Who gets the glory for the miracles in my life? He does. I KNOW the family of believers who are part… Read more

Story by Randy Grathen I was thinking about what an amazing journey my life has been. I have an awesome marriage to the love of my life for 47 of those years. My life has been blessed beyond anything I could have ever imagined or dreamed of. I have owned my own business and worked… Read more

February 5th, 2023 Grammy awards. Story by Randy Grathen Unless you’re a card-carrying Satan worshiper, a “Luciferian” you cannot for one minute think that the Grammys song-and-dance routine, (sponsored by Pfizer no less) was merely entertainment. It was a message to America. Everyone in the audience was wearing lighted horn headbands and the actors were… Read more

Story by Randy Grathen After rebuilding our house following a tornado that destroyed it in 2003, it was time for me to go back to work. I had been out of work for 6 months. Laurie found a want ad from a woman seeking someone to run her document shredding company. Her husband had recently… Read more

Story by Don Allen Reading this from one year ago today. This was at the beginning of the worst attack I have ever been a part of as a minister. It’s awesome to look back now at how it truly worked! No, it was not easy but so worth it! God was my defender! I… Read more

Story by Laurie Grathen (Editor’s note: if you didn’t read part 1 you can find it here) As I was knitting it, as the colors worked up, the greens reminded me of prairie fields, the tans of beach sand, the blues of oceans and skies, and the purple of mountains majesty. And it occurred to… Read more

Story by Laurie Grathen I don’t remember when or how I learned to knit and crochet. I do remember enjoying both though and being fascinated by (as Randy describes) being able to turn one big, long string into so many different interesting, colorful, and useful things. This is not the actual afghan, but is similar.… Read more