What a blessing to start new and fresh on The Lord's Day! The first day of the week The first day of the month The first day of the year Remembering His birth, His Life, His death, His resurrection, His ascension and His position as our High Priest, at the right of...
Knowing my own need, the Lord is leading me in the year of 2017 to continue in my desire and search for the contentment that is found in Him alone. It is easy to read about, to talk about, to search for its meaning and to hope and pray for it. Like “humility” which...
Some people of the Christian faith are celebrating the season of Advent ~ the anticipated coming of the Messiah. (See related article for a longer explanation.) Advent emphasizes two main things, “coming” and Jesus Christ ~ the one who was to come, who has come, who...
Today we come to the conclusion of six weeks of prayer for our nation, and the conclusion of an election for a new President of these United States of America. More importantly we come to the conclusion of the whole matter of all prayer for all things. We have used...
In a recent conversation with a young woman, she expressed her desire to be married and to have a family. She had thought several men might have been the right one, but was now hoping for another prospect. After discussing the subject for a few minutes, she said that...
"In the fourth petition we pray that of God's free gifts we may recieve a competent portion of the good things of this life and enjoy His blessing with them." Shorter Catechism As one of the most affluent nations in history, Americans live daily in the abundance of...
Last week we began praying together with the first petition of the Lord’s Prayer. OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN HALLOWED BE THY NAME. This week we want to meditate upon and pray the second petition: “What do we pray in the second petition? We pray that Satan’s...
Was the whole world in crisis when God sent Jonah to Nineveh? It might have been, had God not saved that city. In this year of 2016, all nations are experiencing some kind of crisis, but especially here in the USA. At no other time in history have we seen such a...
Not until recently have I seen the need for a personal mission statement. Churches and other ministries usually define their mission because they are setting up organizations for other people to join and/or to follow. In this new phase of my life, I want to challenge...