A sound heart is life to the body,But envy is rottenness to the bones. (Ecclesiastes 6:9 NLT) Winston Churchill Winston Churchill once said, “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery.” Many young people today are being hoodwinked by […]
To illustrate the point further, Jesus told them this story: “A man had two sons. (Luke 15:11 NLT) Luke tells us about two sons. The younger son forsook his father and his household for riotous living. The older son stayed home and did all the right things for all the wrong reasons. There are none so […]
And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we saw His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14 NASB) The Lion and the Lamb The Bible says the Jesus was full of grace and truth. It does not mean he was half grace […]
When David saw the angel, he said to the Lord, “I am the one who has sinned and done wrong! But these people are as innocent as sheep—what have they done? Let your anger fall against me and my family.” (2 Samuel 24:17 NLT) David and Gad Many of us, when confronted by our sin, […]
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10 KJV) This verse instructs us how to pray. God desires that his will be done on earth as is in heaven. How does this happen? It happens when God’s will takes precedence over ours. The commentator Matthew Henry […]
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I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there?My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!(Psalms 121:1-2 NLT) Washington Praying at Valley forge As we celebrate the birth of our nation again, it might behoove us to dwell on the man most responsible for its formation, George Washington. Tradition has […]
I look up to the mountains— does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth!(Psalms 121:1-2 NLT) Washington Praying at Valley forge As we celebrate the birth of our nation again, it might behoove us to dwell on the man most responsible for its formation, George Washington. Tradition […]
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A media pundit recently said the people at Donald Trump’s Florida rally to kick off his 2020 electoral campaign, were all wearing flip-flops and cargo pants. It was reminiscent of Hilary Clinton’s famous “deplorables” comment in the last presidential election. It appears the left-leaning press has not learned anything from the 2016 election cycle. The […]
For I swear, dear brothers and sisters, that I face death daily. This is as certain as my pride in what Christ Jesus our Lord has done in you. (1 Corinthians 15:31 NLT) Athanasius, Bishop of Alexandria Athanasius, one of our early church Fathers, said, “If we live as though dying daily, we won’t sin.” […]
Now Absalom was praised as the most handsome man in all Israel. He was flawless from head to foot. (2 Samuel 14:25 NLT) Absalom was a handsome man, and humanly speaking appeared to be without a flaw. Yet, people can portray on the outside what they are not on the inside. The Absalom spirit […]