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After enjoying a glorious day of Autumn sunshine here in the hills and forests surrounding my home I decided to take a seat on my back porch and watch its final act. Sunsets here in the mountains are a beauty to behold. They are not as sudden as the ocean or desert...
One of the things I look forward to the most about Christmas is the Christmas Carols. The Christmas season just isn’t complete without renditions of "Silent Night", "God Rest ye Merry Gentlemen", and "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear". But not all Christmas songs focus...
It is nearing Pentecost. Wouldn't it be nice this year to experience the type of Pentecost that was experienced by the early church just after Jesus' Resurrection? Last week, In TRUE DOCTRINE, Part 1, we saw that it was the unity in the church, the same unity that...
Last week, in VICTORY IN TROUBLES, Part 1, we saw that no matter what we're going through, God has already made a way out, and in the end, we will thank Him for what we've going through. Our job is to trust blindly! But here in lies the problem, doesn't it? How do we...
The day of my needle biopsy was here, and I wasn't looking forward to it. A few weeks earlier, God had given me a specific message: I was to go through troubled times, but I wasn't to worry, because He would carry me through every step of the way, and in the end, I...
"...and ik ppl..." Any North American under 25 will have no problem understanding this piece of a message texted to me by my son last Monday. Unfortunately, though I am North American, I am not under 25, and I did have trouble understanding it! In fact, even my office...
Last week, in Should Christians Celebrate Christmas, Part 2, we discovered that even though they are all of pagan origins, all of the things we normally associate with Christmas can be used to draw us closer to Him! We can't get away from these symbols. Instead we can...
"To the Angel of the church in Sardis write..." (Rev. 3:1a) Sardis is the same city as the modern-day city of Sart. It was the capital of the ancient kingdom of Lydia and was a city of great wealth and fame. Sardis was filled with sophisticated paganism. It stood...
Let us discover what else follows self-righteousness when the Sons of God marry the daughters of men. What is the sequence of events when true belief is compromised? It is violence and corruption. It is all there is chapter 6 of Genesis, and today the big words in...
Hey, the Election Fever is in the air. The International media in recent times has been abuzz with US Presidential Election News. The campaign speeches and moves of the Presidential candidates is analyzed by every News channel, even as the Candidates are presenting to...
Continuing with our series on the "Chess game" between God's people and the Father of all lies, today let's focus on the lies the Enemy uses on those who have not yet accepted God's redemptive love to ensure, they remain in "unsaved" condition ... 1. Evolution:...
"For to us a Child is born, to us a Son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign...
Boy, the Good Samaritan's parable packs a punch. We had gleaned some lessons from the settings to the same, now let us fasten our seat belts for flight of spiritual learning from the actual parable. 5.Course In reply Jesus said: "A man was going down from Jerusalem to...