Joshua 24:14-15 (NRSV) "Now therefore revere the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness; put away the gods that your ancestors served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. 15 Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom...
Here in northeast Tennessee there is a tourist attraction named Bristol Caverns. I don't know how long ago they were found and opened for public tours but I went there several times during my elementary school days on field trips. It has the normal stalactites and...
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9 NASB95) [1] Joshua was commanded by God to do some things. He was to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land and...
Some people paint a picture of the Christian life as a bed of roses with no problems or troubles. Once you become a Christian you probably find out soon that whoever told you that is wrong. Jesus Christ does give you peace, joy and love but never promises a carefree...
"'You are my witnesses,' declares the LORD, 'and my servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe me and understand that I am he. Before me no god was formed, nor will there be one after me. I, even I, am the LORD, and apart from me there is...
"As Jesus was approaching Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the road begging. Now hearing a crowd going by, he began to inquire what this was. They told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing by. And he called out, saying, 'Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!'...
"And there was a woman in the crowd who had had a hemorrhage for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal from many doctors through the years and had spent everything she had to pay them, but she had gotten no better. In fact, she was worse. She had heard...
A number of years ago I got my bachelor's degree in music education and then went on to get my masters degree in tuba performance. It was then time to get a job. I wanted to be a high school band director. Since I had a masters degree I thought that I should be able...
"For My people have committed two evils; They have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, And hewn themselves cisterns—broken cisterns that can hold no water." (Jeremiah 2:13 NKJV) God is the fountain or spring of living water. Here in the mountains of Northeast...
Years ago there was a small theme park called “The Land of Oz” which was on the side of a mountain owned by the Beech Mountain ski resort in western North Carolina. You would wait outside Aunt Em’s house and when the right number of people had gathered, a girl who...