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Mountains TodayOver the many centuries, people the world over perhaps looked at mountains differently. Many may have been overwhelmed at its majesty and stand in awe, while others may have been nervous, fearful or just avoided them.There are 154 references to...
"For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us." (Romans 8:18 ESV)This is the vision the people need. Without it, they are lost. This is the truth you and I share as Christians. Without it,...
In January, 1861, a 12-year-old Mexican boy named Felix Ward was abducted from his adopted father’s ranch in Southern Arizona. His father, John Ward, reported the incident at Fort Buchanan, and Lt. Bascom and his men were sent to search the trail. Because the local...
"Strive for peace with everyone, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no "root of bitterness" springs up and causes trouble, and by it may become defiled." (Hebrews 12:14-15 ESV) With...
"Everyone who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock." (Matthew 7:24 NKJV)"For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Christ Jesus." (1 Corinthians 3:11 NKJV) The word "foundation"...
"This is the message you have heard from the beginning: We should love one another." (1 John 3:11 NLT)It was a late Winter’s day. I was 25 years old and at the one place I never wanted to be. I was sitting in a hospital by my dying Mom’s bedside. For...
"Immediately He [Jesus] made His disciples get into the boat and go before Him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while He dismissed the crowd. And after He had taken leave of them, He went up on the mountain to pray. And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea,...
It is March 2, 2019. I’m viewing the film “The life of Jesus”Jesus said: “Take, eat; this is my body ... Drink from it, all of you, for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many, for the remission of sins.” (Matthew 26:26-28 NKJV)I pray: "Jesus,...
"Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 'Behold, I establish My covenant with you and your offspring after you, and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the livestock, and every beast of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark;...
"Through toil and tribulation, And tumult of her war, She waits the consummation, O peace forevermore. Till with the vision glorious, Her longing eyes are blest, And the great Church victorious, Shall be the Church at rest."Yet she on earth has union, With God, the...
"For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of His glory He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your...
After over a year of staying home and hiding behind our masks in public my children and I finally got our vaccine shots. The Covid 19 pandemic had gripped the world with fear for so long and it was so joyous feeling safe again after just two tiny jabs from a needle....
When I was young, there were many heroes to look up to. One of them was the American boxer, Muhammad Ali, who raised his gloved hands in victory and declared, "I am The Greatest!" As a child, I wondered what made him great. Was he a great athlete, a great dad, a great...