WORDS OF INSPIRATION

WORDS OF INSPIRATION

Aug 24, 2020

Elijah or Paul? Who Is Your Choice For PERSON OF LIKE NATURE AS OURS?

Thanks to the pandemic-related theme of “Food Insecurity,” we recently got stuck with the contention voiced in James 5:17 that Elijah was...

Aug 6, 2020

How Did “Food Insecurity” Affect a Troublemaker, a Widow, a King, and Jesus?

The term, of course, is increasingly part of the COVID-19 jargon that dominates the news and implies hunger in America. Some argue that...

Jul 22, 2020

One Wedding, One Funeral, and One “Hour” That Matters Eternally…

John was present at both events and recorded them as “signs,” not miracles. The synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke shared...

Jul 15, 2020

The Power of Agreement

Once upon a time, in a galaxy far away, we enjoyed the art of fine dining in agreeable company. Perhaps we took Tums at night because...

Jul 2, 2020

When Is a Race – Well – Not Really a Race?

Years ago, I knew a smart racing enthusiast who might have weighed in on this peculiar question, even though I see it as COVID-19...

Jun 29, 2020

Darwin, Jesus, and Dangerous Vegetables…

Gentle Reader – I’m stealing the salutation from Miss Manners, the Etiquette Authority – because I like her quip, “If you can’t be kind,...

Jun 26, 2020

What Kind of Fellow Christians Have Disappointed You and Me?

Pundits love to tout the virtue of perspective. So, we start with the Apostle Paul’s in 2 Tim. 4:10-11 (his swan song from Rome): “…for...

Jun 18, 2020

Attitude and Altitude

“For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; ‘I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him...

Jun 17, 2020

The God Who Sees

Hello Church Family, Are you familiar with the beautiful and powerful song entitled “The God Who Sees?” It is sung in the land of Israel...

Jun 6, 2020

Six Ways To Respond In this Uncertain Time: Part 6, CONTINUE YOUR WORK

Our world has been changed, and our routines are gone. And if we’re not careful, we will be tempted to just sit and do nothing. I think...

Jun 5, 2020

Six Ways To Respond In this Uncertain Time: Part 5, CONSIDER YOUR RESPONSIBILITY

We each have a role to play during this pandemic. Ask God to show you what He wants you to do. When God puts a person in your heart,...

Jun 4, 2020

Six Ways To Respond In this Uncertain Time: Part 4, CLAIM YOUR PROMISES

Hebrews 13:5-6 gives you a wonderful promise. “God has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The...

Jun 3, 2020

Six Ways To Respond In this Uncertain Time: Part 3, COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

Each morning wake up and give God praise and each night review the blessings that God has given you throughout the day. Ephesians 1:3...

Jun 2, 2020

Six Ways To Respond In this Uncertain Time: Part 2, CONTROL YOUR MINDS

Oswald Sanders once said: “Your mind is the greatest gift God has given you, and it ought to be devoted entirely to Him.” 2 Corinthians...

Jun 1, 2020

Six Ways To Respond In this Uncertain Time: Part 1 CONCENTRATE ON PRAYER

Dear Church Family, Recently I read an encouraging article written by Dr. David Jeremiah entitled, “Six Ways To Respond In this Uncertain...

May 26, 2020

The Lord Will Fulfill His Purpose For Me…

The young man is graduating from college without the Pomp and Circumstance of Sir Edward Elgar’s stirring march, originally used for the...

May 19, 2020

Does Maranatha Deliver Promise, Penalty, or Pizza?

The word means “our Lord, come” in Aramaic, the language that Jesus and His Twelve spoke with their telling Galilean accent. It appears...

May 18, 2020

Psalm 46:10

Dear Church Family, We all know Psalm 46:10 (Be still and know that I am God) but do we practice it? What comes to your mind when you...

May 15, 2020

My Daily Need

"The gospel is so foolish (according to my natural wisdom), so scandalous (according to my conscience), and so incredible (according to...

May 14, 2020

When External Life Masks Eternal Life

Easter is all about the latter – permanently unbroken, personal fellowship with God. Our finite human brain may shrink from the concept...

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