Jesus gave one of His most important sermons on a mountain top with no special lighting, no amplified sound systems, no video screens, no live band or cushioned seats. Yet, this one sermon was crucial in changing the thoughts and behaviors of a multitude of generations of those seeking the ...
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He Who Trusts in the Lord Will Prosper
…but those who trust in the LORD will prosper. Proverbs 28:25 Do you want to prosper in every area of life? Look at what John the Revelator wrote: Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul ...
Read More »Balancing the Busyness
‘Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom, O Lord.’ (Psalm 90:12) I am tired. Bone tired, as my mom used to say. Which interpreted would mean, really tired. I have to laugh as I write this, because it brings back precious memories ...
Read More »Always on Duty
Always on Duty by James V. Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. Off-duty Police officer John A. Vescio had no idea of the drama ...
Read More »God, And the Rescue of Apollo 13
God, And The Rescue Of Apollo 13 By John Livingston Clark “Houston, We Have A Problem,” are the well-known words of Apollo 13. Some of us are old enough to remember that week in April of 1970; others have seen the movie. From 200,000 miles from the earth America had ...
Read More »Scarlet Stains Washed White As Snow
Have you ever tried to open one of those juice pouches with the orange straw and the tiny hole in the middle of the bag? You know, the kind where if you don’t hold the pouch just right, you will have a geyser spewing all the contents of the bag ...
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Look!!! It’s a bird… it’s a plane… no… it’s… Super-Dad! OK, that’s pushing it a little too far. So they can’t fly, but to their children, they can do just about everything else. Dads will get us out of trouble, teach us how to throw a ball, fly a kite, ...
Read More »Father Abraham
On this Father’s Day, what’s more appropriate than looking into the life of our spiritual father Abraham. His birth name, Abram, means ‘exalted father’ but God changed it to Abraham meaning ‘father of a multitude’ and we are included in this vast army if we have accepted Christ’s atoning death ...
Read More »A Word About Fathers
A Word About Fathers By Joel B. Psalm 127:3-5 Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one’s youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of ...
Read More »Part II: Leaving a Legacy of Prayer
For those of you who have chosen to venture with me on how to leave your own legacy of prayer, here we go. If you are just joining us, I recommend reading Part I: Leaving a Legacy of Prayer to catch up with how this story began. Whenever I am ...
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