The eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. 1 Peter 3:12. Inscribe this verse upon your heart in firm faith and see if it does not bring you peace and blessings. Try to believe that […]
Habakkuk 3:17 Though the fig tree may not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines… and the fields yield no food; though the flock may be cut off from the fold, and there be no herds in the stalls. Psalm 126:5 Those who sow in tears. Matthew 5:11 Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and […]
Job 14:7 “For there is hope for a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that its shoots will not cease. 8 Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stump die in the soil, 9 yet at the scent of water it will bud and put out branches […]
Ireland’s patron saint escaped slavery and returned to convert the Emerald Isle. St. Patrick did not banish the snakes from Ireland. After the last Ice Age, snakes never returned to the Emerald Isle. Neither is there proof that Patrick used the three-leaf shamrock to impart the doctrine of the Trinity to the 5th-century pagan Irish. […]
By Gene Veith The World Health Organization has taken the rare step of declaring the coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency. The fast-spreading virus that originated in China has flu-like symptoms, but 20% of the cases develop into serious and potentially life-threatening conditions, such as pneumonia and respiratory failure. Though the mortality rate is not […]
The day that I wrote this was Giving Tuesday. You know the day! It is the day that follows Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Town Saturday, and Cyber Monday. So today everyone is begging me to give, give often and give much. I imagine you experienced the same thing. My email box is stuffed like a […]
Thanksgiving Luke 21:1-4, Mark 12:41-44 November 22, 2018 “Thanks for Nothing” 21:1 And He looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the treasury, 2 and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites.[a] 3 So He said, “Truly I say to you that this poor widow has put in […]
A Church and a Bar A Story on Facebook: A man went to church. He forgot to switch off his phone, which rang loudly during the prayer. After church was over, the pastor scolded him for not turning off his phone before coming into church. A number of worshipers admonished him after the prayer for […]
PASTOR J.D.MAY 30, 2019 Many of us think Christians are supposed to always be happy, and if you’re not, something’s wrong with you or your faith. We even used to sing, “At the cross … it was there by faith I received my sight, and now I am happy all the day.” No pressure at […]
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide;When other helpers fail and comforts flee,Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;Change and decay in all around I see—O Thou who changest not, abide with […]