Tag Archives: Faithfulness

The Living Word – Who He Is

John 1:1-3, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was … Continue reading

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The Living Word – In The Beginning

John 1:1-4, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was … Continue reading

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Our Weapons!

This has weighed heavy on me for some time and I have fought with it in myself and at times seemingly by myself for so long but tonight as I lay in bed, (yep an hour ago and no sleep) … Continue reading

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The Giving Season

This is pretty much the season of giving all over the world as we commemorate Christ Jesus’ birth. Now I know, as well as you that He didn’t arrive in this world on the 25th of December, and I also … Continue reading

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I Must’ve Sinned

Just so you all know ahead of time, my family had a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving Day. Sue and I don’t have to think very hard about things to be thankful for in earnest. The reason I started out by … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving – Precedes Gifts From God

Before, Not After Daniel 9:22-23; 1Thessalonians 1:2-3 Mary Chestnut’s father-in-law had the enduring habit of returning thanks after his meals. As he left the table he would invariably say, “I thank God for a good dinner.” When asked why he … Continue reading

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Giving Thanks

For all my brothers and sisters here in the U.S. of A. Thanksgiving Day is upon us. A day when families get together and many of those families share with one another what they are thankful for. It has been … Continue reading

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Father

1 John 2:5-6, “But whoever keeps His word, truly the love of God is perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him. He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as … Continue reading

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How Big Is Your Box?

I have always loved science; all science, earth, biology, physiology, the space sciences and astronomy has probably always been my favorite. Since a young boy, I have looked up at the night sky and imagined just what was out there, … Continue reading

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Back Home

If I had the power to turn back the clock, Go back to that house at the end of the block- The house that was HOME when I was a kid, I know that I’d love it more now than … Continue reading

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We Always Have Time For Pleasure

Energy Enough For That Deuteronomy 10:16; Colossians 3:5-10 General James Gavi wrote that the Army Air Force made paratrooper training as difficult and exhausting as possible. Nevertheless, the troopers always had enough energy to get into fights in surrounding towns. … Continue reading

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“Just Do It. . . .”

I have such a longstanding love hate relationship with the news and with television in general. I will tell you straight up that I am getting tired of turning on the television and seeing another news report about a celebrity … Continue reading

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Solid as a Rock!

“If you don’t stand for something, you will fall for anything.” Alexander Hamilton — First Us Secretary Of The Treasury Matthew 7:24-27, “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man … Continue reading

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Bible – Spiritual Engineer

Back to God’s Word Jeremiah 6:16; Acts 5:42 In the early American West, mountain men trapped beaver to near extinction. Strip mining, mineral exploration, and overgrazing multiplied the ecosystem’s disaster. In Southwestern Wyoming, nearly all of the once-thriving trout streams … Continue reading

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Are You Living a Life —– style? Part Two

Part Two Deuteronomy 10:12-13, “And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you, but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways and to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with … Continue reading

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Are You Living a Life —– style? Part One

Part One Sometime ago a good friend, Pastor Audrey, challenged our group at that time, with the truth that we ARE being watched by others! Then later she again challenged us with another truth that we ARE servants, bond-slaves to … Continue reading

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Marriage – Partners Reflecting

More Alike Ezekiel 16:6-8; 2 Corinthians 11:2 Long-married couples often seem to develop into mirror images, having similar movements, habits, and thoughts. This is not an illusion, an ongoing study at the University of Washington reports. The longer people stay … Continue reading

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The Trouble with Marriage

You know what the problem with marriage is?? Got your attention, huh??!! It’s that man has forgotten that marriage is a spiritual covenant with GOD, our Creator and Heavenly Father. To put it into ‘religious’ terms, it is a sacrament, … Continue reading

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Evangelism – Incumbent on Christians

While They Cry for Help Esther 8:17; Luke 19:3-4 On September 24, 1983, three sports fishermen motored to an island off the west coast of Florida. Sudden squalls whipped five-foot waves into their boat, drowning the engine. Helpless before the … Continue reading

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Where Does Your Light Shine? Part 3

Part 3 1John 1:5-7, “This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and … Continue reading

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