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God is With You

We live in a hectic and uncertain world. So much is going on that some of us have lost hope, leaving us to question God. Even in the most troubled times you can be sure of this. God loves you. Jesus. Himself , when speaking about the people who belong ...

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Soldiers of Earth, Soldiers of Heaven

A proud young military man sat in dim light, penning a letter to his family back home. It was the fall of 1918, and he had been stationed in Kentucky for his training before he would enter the battle of the Great War. Influenza raged, causing fear in his camp. ...

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What Are You Running To?

A lot of us spend a good amount of time running to and from things, and often without any direction.  We even find ourselves running from the very person that can help us. Galatians 5:7  Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? ...

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Never Forgotten, Never Alone

  I wake up each morning with a stretch and a yawn, Each day is a new adventure that begins to unfold at dawn.   Sometimes I’m with people, or even with my furry pals, But always in the presence of the God whose love never fails.   Often people ...

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Gilded Deceit

The Gilded Age in American history was certainly a time when our reality was thinly covered in gold-hued paint! Beginning with the Civil War’s end and lasting to the early 1900’s, it was our most prosperous age for a few chosen citizens, while to the outsider it appeared that all ...

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Christian Living In This Perverse Generation

“There have been other times in modern American history when the left has resorted to physical intimidation and violence, but I believe that what is coming is going to far surpass anything that we have ever experienced before.”  This is a quote by Michael Snyder. He also quotes the radical ...

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Has Anybody Seen My Friend

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” (Proverbs 17:17) “Let those be thy closest companions who have made Christ their chief companion.” ~ Thomas Brooks “A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of ...

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Leave the Excuses Behind

Discipline has changed since my elementary school days over 40 years ago. Outside our principal’s office was a line across the floor where the feet of those sent for a visit with him would line up perfectly…waiting. While almost unheard of today, corporal punishment was administered to some offenders by ...

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A Lesson from Lister’s Life

British surgeon Dr. Joseph Lister relied on his strong faith in God as he faced ongoing criticism for not subscribing to the belief that disease was caused by “miasma,” or bad air. He was convinced  that cleansing surgical wounds and the hands of the surgeons would help save many lives ...

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No Cross, No Crown

It is the hope of each and everyone of us to one day to make it to heaven. But we all have to give an account of what we have done here on earth. In some churches we sing a song that goes like this “I SHALL WEAR A CROWN ...

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