We’ll Soon Be Done with Troubles and Trials is a hymn that was written by Cleavant Derricks. It was first published in 1934 in “Pearls of Paradise.” He also wrote “Just a Little Talk With Jesus.” We’ll Soon Be Done with Troubles and Trials Some of these days I’m going home Where no sorrows ever … Continue reading We’ll Soon Be Done
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A Gift for Daddy
I didn't write this. It's been told as a true story. I can't verify that, but it represents true patriotism. Last week I was in Atlanta , Georgia attending a conference. While I was in the airport returning home, I heard several people behind me beginning to clap and cheer. I immediately turned around and … Continue reading A Gift for Daddy
I Saw A Young Man Weeping
I saw a young man weeping. It was a time when expectations and plans and dreams were all fulfilled at once. So they were tears of gladness, happiness, and joy. The tears came as he watched his bride-to-be come down the aisle toward him, and as her heart was bursting with love for him, so … Continue reading I Saw A Young Man Weeping
Ransomed Glory
Ransom: to deliver, especially from sin or its penalty; to free from captivity or punishment by paying a price. just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” --Matthew 20:28 For even the Son of Man did not come … Continue reading Ransomed Glory
The Furnace of Life
4Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “Nations and peoples of every language, this is what you are commanded to do: 5As soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipe and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar has set up. … Continue reading The Furnace of Life
Apostle Paul’s Warning
"3 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— 5 having … Continue reading Apostle Paul’s Warning
Megaphone
From Truth For Life comes this devotion by Alistair Begg: Cursed is the ground because of you; in pain you shall eat of it all the days of your life. Genesis 3:17 No one is a stranger to suffering. Whether it’s the death of a loved one, a painful diagnosis, a conflict at work, … Continue reading Megaphone
Honoring our Vets – Their Wives, and Their Families
(Just got this in an email... don't know the author, but it has to be shared.) It was just another harried Wednesday afternoon trip to the commissary (grocery store on military bases). My husband was off teaching young men to fly. My daughters were going about their daily activities knowing I would return to them … Continue reading Honoring our Vets – Their Wives, and Their Families
Thanks to All Veterans
I don't know who wrote it, but it's certainly worth repeating: "It is the veteran, not the preacher, who has given you freedom of religion. It is the veteran, not the reporter, who has given you freedom of the press. It is the veteran, not the poet, who has given you freedom of speech. … Continue reading Thanks to All Veterans
Questions
The first question: ARE YOU BETTER OFF TODAY THAN YOU WERE 2 YEARS AGO? We don’t let athletes bet on games they have the ability to influence. Why do we allow Congress to invest in companies they regulate? Why is it that when archaeologists find human remains, they always determine that they are either male … Continue reading Questions