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O LORD, how great are thy works! And thy thoughts are very deep.” – Psalm 92:5 Most likely you’ve heard the cute story of the little boy whose Papa repeatedly told him to sit down, which he did but then said, “I’m sitting down on the outside, but I’m standing up on the inside.” This […]
How do we keep from looking back like Lot’s wife and avoid being a Lot that regrettably runs to the nearest place where we can save ourselves, rather than go forward into a new life, trusting the Lord with both the change and the path He has set out for us? How many of us […]
How do you survive the present darkness? Obviously, today’s darkness is great and many people are struggling in it. There is no place where one can escape the harsh realities of what appears to be a spiritual midnight falling on the hearts causing coldness, and the land, ending in greater lawlessness. These realities are clearly […]
“Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.” Song of Solomon 4:7 It’s okay if little flecks of dark chocolate on your white desktop betray your favorite treat because, after all, they’re easily retrieved in one quick finger-to-mouth movement. But, discovering a spot or stain that is front and center on […]
For the last couple of months in the newsletters, we have been discussing what it means to look forward. We have come out of another year where there may be some baggage hanging on to us. The problem is that if we don’t get rid of the baggage from the past, we are not going […]
“He cutteth out rivers among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.” – Job 28:10 In 1883 a book was published that captivated the minds and stirred the imaginations of thousands of children from that time to this. The name of that book is “Treasure Island,” written by Scottish author, Robert Louis Stevenson. […]
When I think of the New Year, I ask myself, “Has your vision enlarged?” As we get physically older our vision often becomes dim and challenged in various ways. However, if we walk by faith, our spiritual vision to look beyond this world should become enlarged when it comes to the spiritual, unseen realm. I […]
There’s something mysterious about the word “ancient.” Sometimes it can play on the invisible strings of your emotions, hauntingly compelling your innermost being to rise above and beyond your present state to explore the hidden and elusive secrets of the ancients; their knowledge, power, mystical monuments, inscriptions, symbols and deeply embedded spiritual beliefs and practices. […]
It is that time of the year when we have a choice to look back at what was so. Many make some type of resolution to change, direct, or complete an aspect of their life that they are unhappy, unsatisfied or frustrated with. Since it is a new year, they start out of the gate […]
“In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.” – Psalm 94:19 Out of the blue, a friend asked me recently, “What do you think about all the time?” Without hesitation I responded with one three-letter word, “God.” I suppose the quickness of my answer before analyzing the question for three […]