Tag: church

Loving = Giving = Healing

I received this in email: When I was a kid, church ladies ran the whole world. Elderly women were always telling me what to do, randomly appearing from the shadows and trying to feed me. Our little microcosmic community was operated by elderly women in beehive hairdos. They drove Lincolns, Mercury Grand Marquis, or Ford … Continue reading Loving = Giving = Healing

Sanctification of the Secular

I have long thought about and observed the way Middle Eastern people seem to live and act with the attitude and belief that their god is never separated from everything they experience. Their life is completely and eternally entwined with the spiritual; there is no and cannot be any separation of the two. They do … Continue reading Sanctification of the Secular

If I Were the Devil – by Paul Harvey, 1965

"If I were the devil...if i was the prince of darkness I would want to engulf the whole world in darkness. And I’d have a third of its real estate, and four-fifths of its population, but I wouldn’t be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree — Thee.  So I’d set … Continue reading If I Were the Devil – by Paul Harvey, 1965

A Pastor’s Letter to Parents

Google called this letter "hate speech" and blocked it.  See what you think.  They talk "inclusiveness" and "tolerance" but they don't walk it. Dear CBC parents,  We all wish we could shelter our children from the harmful and corrupt elements of our God-hating culture. Apart from living under a rock, this is becoming increasingly impossible. … Continue reading A Pastor’s Letter to Parents

Expect It: Wars and Rumors of Wars

 Jesus said "If they persecuted me, they will persecute you also."  --John 15:20 In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted... 2 Timothy 3:12 “I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have tribulation. But take … Continue reading Expect It: Wars and Rumors of Wars

Mission Accomplished

Paul Harvey, ABC radio commentary, April 03, 1965: "If I were the devil... I would not be happy until I had seized the ripest apple on the tree — thee. So, I would set about however necessary to take over the United States. I'd subvert the churches first, and I would begin with a campaign … Continue reading Mission Accomplished

Freedom Melting, Part 2

My brother commented on Freedom Melting, then he read the Worthy Brief devotion below.  He said "I read your melting freedom article and then read today's Worthy Brief.  I had commented on the article that perhaps God will save our country through the church.  Then I read the Worthy Brief. God told Solomon that "If … Continue reading Freedom Melting, Part 2