Most Christians go all-out this season of the year to celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. What is the need of Christ’s resurrection the rest of the year? It is important that we as His disciples look into God’s word for His purpose for Christ’s death...
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary. Morning by morning he awakens; he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught. Isaiah 50:4 The closer Jerry and I come to the riverside, the...
(Written on the afternoon of the Lord’s Day, September 23, 2001) Imagine a soldier in the service of his country who is given an order. Instead of obeying, he says, “I cannot because I have something else to do.” Or he says, “Let me check with my wife to see if we...
Every search of God’s Word uncovers a treasure. Let us seek to attain to all that He has for us as His people here, now, and forever. The Old Testament uses the word ATTAIN in many references as it pertains to man’s inability to accomplish ~ always falling short of ~...
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. Psalm 127:3 Why would I want to publish a book on the subject of parenting when there are hundreds out there already? I wrote the book five years ago before I ever thought of...
(We are blessed to have Valerie Caraotta as our guest writer for this week’s Word of Life. Visit her Facebook page and encourage her to start her own blog at WordPress.) ************************** When I studied the word attentive, what struck me most was our...
The words focus, love, and rejoice came clearly from time in prayer, meditation in God’s Word, and in my circumstances. The first word, focus, is included in the title of a book I started a few years ago. Focus, Balance, and Order came during a time when things were...
For he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. Hebrews 11:10 ******************** OF THE LORD’S DAY, SERMONS, AND WEEK DAYS John Bunyan "Have a special care to sanctify the Lord’s day; for as thou keepest it, so it will be with...