Following the broad sweep of history and answering the questions: What is true? What is important? What, now, shall we do?
Two Vocations
Two Vocations God has also planted eternity in men’s hearts and minds, a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy. Ecclesiastes 3:11 (AMPC, Paraphrased) We have two vocations in life, our...
Hold On There Baba Looey
A quick reminder before we rush into the day. Fullness comes to us when we remember to be with God before going out to serve Him. He desires our hearts to be in alignment with Him before our hands set about doing His assignment for the day.
On Troubles, Endurance, and Grit
Endurance and perseverance are at the heart of character. Suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us--they help us learn to be patient....
Call Upon The Lord
When we ask God to give us strength, He gives us struggles to strengthen us. When we ask God for wisdom, He gives us problems to work through and learn. When we ask God to be with us, He shows us where He is and teaches us He lives in our worship.
Every Once In A While
An epiphany is a sudden, unexpected perception or insight into the reality or essential meaning of something. A glimpse of the way things should be. An encouraging word. An obvious truth. Last week, in celebration of Pride Month, the United States of America flew the...
Pentecost /4
And The Story Goes On All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer. They worshiped together at the Temple each day, met in homes for the Lord’s Supper, and...
Pentecost /3
Enter The Holy Spirit The waiting is over. The day of Pentecost arrives. "Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm, and it filled the house where they were sitting. Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and...
Pentecost /2
So They Waited Jesus was crucified and three days later He rose from the dead. This began the seven week period leading up to Pentecost (the Jewish Feast of Weeks). During this time extraordinary events were occurring. Jesus, in his resurrected body, appeared to many....
Pentecost /1
Feast of Weeks Pentecost marks the founding of the Christian community and the beginning of its evangelistic mission. Pentecost (Greek, fifty) takes its name from the 50 days between Passover and the Old Testament festival of Feast of Weeks. Ancient Jewish law in...
The Perfect Timing Of Providence
Now about the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea, and would have passed them by. Mark 6:48 NKJV After a busy day, Jesus had hurried His disciples onto a boat and sent them across the lake while He retreated to a hillside spot for prayer and...
Don’t Give The Enemy A Seat At Your Table, Patience Version
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. James 1:19-20 NIV "Be patient with everyone, but above all with...
Joyful Comfort
These two assurances bring comfort to my heart, and with comfort, joy. Did I mention I love them? Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me. Psalm 23:4 JPS And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to...
Memorial Day, 2022
Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 First proclaimed as Decoration Day on May 30 1868 by General John A. Logan, the observance spread and eventually became known as Memorial Day. In 1968 it was designated as a...
A Sabbath Symphony
Walk prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil. Do not be rash with your mouth, And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven,...
Defence Against Sin
I have hidden (stored, laid-up) your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 NKJV
This Is The Day The Lord Hath Made
I will be glad and rejoice in it. Psalm 118:24 His Word will be a lamp unto my feet. Psalm 119:105 My tongue will sing of His Word, for His commands are right. Psalm 119:172
Exercise Or Entropy
"Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise save and preserve it.” Plato (428 - 347 BC) [Adapted] As with our physical health, so it is with our spirtual lives. There is no standing still or...
A Sanctifying Rebuke
As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten. Revelation 3:19 As you read the Gospels, notice that some of Jesus’ sharpest rebukes were directed to those He loved the most. He told Peter, “Get behind Me, Satan!” (Matthew 16:23) To Martha he said, “Martha, Martha, you are...
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