"in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thess 5:18) It was a cool November afternoon and I was standing ankle deep in leaves with a rake in my hand. The trees were almost all bare and it was time to rake the leaves before the...
I don't like fall. Now I realize that I'm in the minority here. Most don't care for intense heat of summer and are happy when the days start to shorten, the nights begin to cool down, and the leaves commence to change colours. Many go so far as to say that fall is...
My friend stopped by the other day and rumbled in her purse. "You have to see the pictures I took during our trip," she said. I smiled. "Oops," she added, "I always forget you...well...that you can't see." "I forget myself," I said with a chuckle. (I like folks with a...
Today we come to the Second part of the New Year series focusing on Biblical events occurring on "First day of the First month"... Comeback "They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and by the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of...
In the third part of the New year series titled "First day of the first month," we come to the following Cs... "He had begun his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious...
In the fourth part of the series beginning with "C" subtitles we come today to two more subjects... Coming "'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: In the first month on the first day you are to take a young bull without defect and purify the sanctuary." (Ezekiel...
Last week, in The Heavenly Temple, Part 5, we saw from looking at the mention of the Ark of the Covenant in Revelation that we have access to the presence of God through the blood of Jesus, and since Jesus paid such a high price to gain us that access, let us never,...
Happy New Year! This common greeting so often heard this time of year is meant for one purpose: To wish us all unending happiness through the upcoming year. This is my wish and prayer for each of you in 2015 as well. In our own experiences, however, we know that this...
Today, we come to the concluding part of our series titled "First day of the First month." Let's focus on the final "C"... Crown "...in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth:" (Genesis 8:13) Welcome once again to one...
"Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name." (Psalm 100:4) "Give thanks to the Lord for He is good; His love endures forever." (Psalm 107:1) Thanks. A small word, yet with such enormity of importance. So much...