There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven—A time to give birth and a time to die (Ecclesiastes 3:1-2a NASB). God in his infinite foreknowledge knows the time of our birth and death. God shares these dates with no living being. About our departure from this life, there is […]
Category Archives: Ken’s Blog
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Dec
Dec
Humble yourself in the presence of the Lord and he will exalt you. (James 4:6 NASB). Humility may be one of the most sought-after virtues in the Bible, but possibly the least achieved. We know it when we see it, but it is difficult to define. It is one of the Christian graces that if […]
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Aug
Aug
Those Who Wait Upon the Lord But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength;They shall mount up with wings like eagles,They shall run and not be weary,They shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31 NKJV). As young Christians, we often make the mistake of believing that through own will and human strength that we can […]
The environment was made for man, not man for the environment. Often we take good things and make them into absolutes. When we take a legitimate issue and make into an ultimate one, we are practicing idolatry. In this country and around the world we are dangerously close to bowing down to the idol of […]
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May
May
….“Now at last Naomi has a son again!” And they named him Obed. He became the father of Jesse and the grandfather of David (Ruth 4:17 NLT). Ruth and Boaz The story of Ruth and her husband Boaz is an excellent lesson in self-sacrifice. They were both consistent in their unselfishness. Though they chose to […]
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May
May
“Give me the hill country” “So give me the hill country that the Lord promised me. You will remember that as scouts we found the descendants of Anak living there in great, walled towns. But if the Lord is with me, I will drive them out of the land, just as the Lord said.” (Joshua 14:12 NLT) Caleb was eighty-five years […]
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Apr
Apr
“For this reason I say to you, her sins, which are many, have been forgiven, for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little.” (Luke 7: 47 NASB) A sinful woman can teach us a lot about the Kingdom of God. The recognition of our need is the first step toward our […]
Vanilla Wafers My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; (John 10: 27 NASB) I coordinated a recruiting tour for Youth With A Mission in the late 1980s and early 1900s, called Night of Missions. We held meetings in thirty-five cities east of the Mississippi River around a nice dessert […]
Then their eyes were opened and they knew Him……. (Luke 24:31 NLT) They looked at me like I was from the Moon. Have you ever tried to communicate something to a child or a student, or even an adult, and you get that blank look? The expression, which said, what language are you speaking? God truths […]
Elihu continued speaking: “Let me go on, and I will show you the truth. For I have not finished defending God! I am telling you nothing but the truth, for I am a man of great knowledge. (Job 36: 1-2, 4 NLT) Job’s Suffering A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Wisdom is the loving use […]