"For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective … Continue reading Possess These Qualities – Fruits of the Spirit
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History Repeats
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 History Repeats
The Death of Charlie Kirk
Charlie Kirk, co-founder of Turning Point USA, was shot and killed today. The media and liberals are calling it "political violence" so they can continue with their rhetoric. And that rhetoric is what led up to this. It has led to such actions in the past, and has led to this today. Charlie Kirk was … Continue reading The Death of Charlie Kirk
God KNOWS Us
From Our Daily Bread: When my sister found a storybook from our childhood, my mom, now in her seventies, was delighted. She remembered all the funny details about a bear who stole honey and got chased by a swarm of angry bees. She also remembered how my sister and I laughed as we anticipated the … Continue reading God KNOWS Us
Forgiveness
I've added a couple of notes (in parenthesis). The late Dr. Charles Stanley wrote: More often than not, forgiveness isn’t so clear cut. There is a spiritual practice of bearing in a middle space of forgiveness. This middle space is where we don’t know the whole story; nor do we know its ending or have … Continue reading Forgiveness
Listen to the Voice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8P9g1Wkutk I was in Alaska doing a lawsuit; we're way out in the Aleutian islands getting ready to leave and go back to anchorage and then home and i had a ticket in my pocket to get on an airplane. A pastor came up and he said “listen i can save you money.” I said … Continue reading Listen to the Voice
A Hole in the Heart Of America
The Nelons There's a hole in the heart of this country, There's a whole lot of empty going on. There's a whole lot of tears, whole lot of fears, Somewhere along the way we lost our song. Let us stand on the rock of the ages, Let us shine like the city on a hill, … Continue reading A Hole in the Heart Of America
No Time in Heaven
Today my wife is 75. Well, on earth, that is. But she's in heaven. Heaven is without time; there's never any rush, no deadlines, no schedules, no anxiety, no plans for the future... no time to keep track of...no birthdays...no aging... Those things in themselves sound like heaven to many people on earth as they … Continue reading No Time in Heaven
Home at Last
In The Arms Of Jesus Unimaginable Joy, Complete Happiness, Overwhelming Love, Perfect Peace... Home At Last
Knowing What I Know
Knowing What I Know About Heaven By Guy Penrod, written by William D. Austin, Charles David Robbins I bet the trumpets play and the angels sing Every sweet refrain of amazing grace And the Heaven's hands opened up the gate And the children dance when they saw Your face As happy as they were to … Continue reading Knowing What I Know