Matthew 23:25-26 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may ...
Read More »Find Relief Through Samaritan’s Purse
“Let my heart be broken with the things that break the heart of God.” This is the mission statement of Bob Pierce who founded Samaritan’s Purse in 1970. In 1973, Bob met Franklin Graham and the two began traveling together. When Bob died of leukemia in 1978 Franklin became the ...
Read More »Love: The First Fruit of the Holy Spirit
When the word “love” is mentioned, people think of many things. There is family love, romantic love, or commitment given to the other spouse in marriage. These are some examples of love as “an intense feeling of deep affection” or “a great interest or pleasure in something” as defined by ...
Read More »Lessons Taught, Character Caught
In early American schoolrooms the art of beautiful penmanship was more important than learning the proper spelling of words, but lessons in good moral character were of the most value. Students began by drawing straight lines over and over before moving on to the letters of the alphabet, and finally ...
Read More »Can you be “A Good Samaritan” Anymore?
My sister calls me the “Photo Nazi”. Embarrassingly, a title I have rightly earned. More than a few times my fit has been the source of our family’s entertainment as I try to capture my girls’ childhood from behind my camera’s lens. I love to set up, take pictures just to get the perfect shot. ...
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