The responsibilities of making a living and effectively managing family leaves us little time for in depth research into what our elected officials are up to. Being a politically interested person, I try to stay informed as best I can. What I find is that I am becoming increasingly more intolerant of the current ...
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Our Hope: Let My People Go
‘Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharoah and said, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let My people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the desert.’ ” Exodus 5: 1 (NIV) Have you ever felt like you did not have a ...
Read More »You’re Not the Boss of Me! Are you?
God’s Word is clear about this issue, but the world has done its best to muddy the waters. So, what does God’s Word say about the structure of the family? But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the ...
Read More »Clean Music. Why is it so hard to find?
Clean music is hard to find. So hard in fact many songs like this we hear every day on the radio. Bad Example: One More Night by Maroon 5 Yeah, but baby there you go again, there you go again, making me love you. Yeah, I stopped using my head, ...
Read More »A Quiet And Holy People
“…Rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer shame for His name sake. And daily in the temple, and in every house, they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ” (Acts 5:41-42 NKJV). In the third century, St. Cyprian wrote to a friend named Donatus: “This seems ...
Read More »Fighting Faulty Feelings
I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. – Psalm 142:4 What heartbreaking words! At the time of this writing, David was fleeing for his life. He was tired, frustrated and discouraged, ...
Read More »Shoeboxes-Trash or Treasure?
Christmas is almost here; a time of merriment and cheer. Suffice is to say Christmas must be a child’s favorite time of year. But I don’t believe it’s the carols that excites them, or even the time off from school. If you ask any child what his/her favorite part of ...
Read More »5 Steps to Eliminating Frustration
I started my day yesterday with 101 items on my To Do List. I finished the day with 103 items on the list. I know I worked hard all day, but according to the numbers I did nothing. It doesn’t matter that I accomplished 15 tasks not on the list ...
Read More »Where have all the Demons Gone?
Have you ever read the gospels and noticed how often Jesus dealt with evil spirits? It seems that everywhere Jesus went, He was casting demons out of people. Several years ago I began to wonder why I had never seen deliverance from demons occur in all my years of going ...
Read More »Coping with Prodigal Children during the Holidays
Having a prodigal child can be a wearisome time for parents, but the holidays can bring even more difficulty. This is supposed to be the “most wonderful time of the year,” right? For some it is, and for others the reality of losses become more prominent. Memories of the past ...
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