Never Late

13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who … Continue reading Never Late

Joyful, Patient, Faithful

A devotion recently told the story of a king who always went hunting with his best friend. It was his friend's duty to prepare the gun the king used. They never hunted just for pleasure, but to replenish the pantry of the kings house as well as his friends. His best friend was always looking … Continue reading Joyful, Patient, Faithful

Ice Lessons

The sun shining on the trees covered with ice makes them look like the branches are made of glass. The picture doesn't do it justice, but the ice reflects the sun and sparkles with points of light all over it. I considered a couple of things as I watched this tree out our patio door. … Continue reading Ice Lessons

Comorbidity

Comorbidity. It’s a word that sounds… uncomfortable! It’s one of the words with which we have become more familiar in the pandemic, along with ‘social distancing’ and ‘quarantine’ and ‘corona virus.’ Comorbidity, basically, is the term used for preexisting conditions, ones that increase the chance of death in combination with another disease. We have been … Continue reading Comorbidity

Heaven is NOT Shaken

From Tony Perkins, Family Research Council: This country has seen some dark days. There have been moments of unbelievable despair, like we witnessed at the Capitol, when everything seems to come apart at the seams. Those are the hours when the hopelessness we see looks nothing like the nation we thought we knew. Yet, in … Continue reading Heaven is NOT Shaken

Saved Alone

This past week I have been discouraged. Tired of the constant barrage of "bad news" around the world from the pandemic to the protesters to the riots. Conflicting reports of what happens, who said what, predictions of both good and bad in the economy. It's been getting to me, along with some personal trials and … Continue reading Saved Alone

DOES Jesus Care??

2020 has been a year of questions, and most of them are about the pestilence that is walking the entire world, crossing all the boundaries that make us all different on the outside. But the disease affects us all the same way, that is, the biological process that is the infection does not differ from … Continue reading DOES Jesus Care??

Morality

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, that great Russian historian and philosopher, said when people asked him what was "...the main cause of the ruinous revolution that swallowed up some 60 million of our people, I could not put it more accurately than to repeat: ‘Men have forgotten God; that’s why all this has happened.’” He had heard older … Continue reading Morality

Anxiety

I've got a confession to make. I'm tired. Physically, mentally, spiritually; how many ways can you be tired? And all of these lead to emotional fatigue. It's not a good place to be.Seems to be a part of the human existence. Inevitable. Someone said the only sure things in this life are death and taxes.Nope. Not … Continue reading Anxiety

The Best Campaign Sign

Sampey Memorial Baptist Church in Ramer, Alabama has sent out over 6,200 of these signs to nine states and dozens of cities. "We wait in hope for the Lord; He is our help and our shield." "Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by … Continue reading The Best Campaign Sign