Scripture: “ Now I rejoice, not that you were made sorry, but that your sorrow led to repentance. For you were made sorry in a godly manner, that you might suffer loss from us in nothing. 10 For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. 11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence i...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: "And this is the judgement, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their deeds were evil." John 3: 19 When my wife was a child, probably before school age (as I was told), she took the opportunityearly-on to share her singing talent. It was during a church service of some sort, where she distinguished herself singing the secular son...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation, and says to Zion, “Your God reign?” Isaiah 52:7 (NASB) As we continue with the reflections from an Autumn 2022 Gideon's Baltimore Blitz, here are further musings to share. 5. I graduated in 1973 from Baltimore City College, a prominent lo...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “How lovely on the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news, who announces peace and brings good news of happiness, who announces salvation, and says to Zion, “Your God reign?” Isaiah 52:7 (NASB) These are the reflections from an Autumn 2022 endeavor to witness within Baltimore and itsneighboring counties the goodness of God in Christ, the need of man and the value of God's Wo...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:  “Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.” Ecclesiastes 8:11 (NKJV) When we delay doing the right thing, isn’t that a form of disbelief? Does not our procrastinationsuggest that the procrastinator ofttimes foresees no immediate or painful consequences? During their formative years I used ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.” 1 Peter 2:6 (NKJV) Whether you live in a palace, a hovel, or a modest home with several years of interior neglect, the scriptural question is nonetheless relevant: “What will it profit a man, if he gains the WHOLE world, and loses his own soul?” (Mark 8:36) What oth...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Have you not even read this Scripture: The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. This was the LORD’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes?’” Mark 12:10, 11 (NKJV) There’s a program I sometimes catch, by happenstance, which centers around home interiordecorating that’s designed to enhance the re-selling of the featured home. Prior to their working their i...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:   “Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power and the glory, the victory and the majesty; for all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours…” 1 Chronicles 29:11 {NKJV} How do you define “greatness?” One online definition states that it’s “the quality of being great,distinguished, or eminent.” [Oxford Dictionary] I recently scanned an online article in which the name of our inimitable Lord...  Read More

Scripture: Romans 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. Grace saved the worst of us,So, my heart is filled with gratefulness;Yet, grace gives me no excuse to sin,It inspires me to serve and draw closer to Him;Grace isn’t controlled, limited, or restricted,It’s an ongoing favor delegated for the elected;Grace is a godly gesture beyond works or dee...  Read More

Scripture: Matthew 21:21–22 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ it will be done. 22 And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” The Lord hears the prayers of His people,Our request may...  Read More

Scripture: Colossians 3:12-14 "Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; 13 bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. 14 But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection." How is love proven?It’s no...  Read More

Scripture: Ephesians 4:2-3 "with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."Ephesians 5:22-33 "Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church; and He is the Savior of the body. 24 Therefore, just as the church...  Read More

Scripture: "Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles ofthe devil." Ephesians 6:11      You don’t have to be an atmospheric scientist to know that something is off with theclimate. The earth is seeing unusual weather, ice storms in Texas, tornados in Baltimore City,and unseasonably warm weather in months that should be cold. This can be attributed to climate ch...  Read More

Scripture: Genesis 4:6-7  "So, the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it."      Cain and Abel were born outside of the Garden of Eden and were the first children of Adam and Eve. Cain, the older brother, was a tiller...  Read More

Scripture: Romans 1:16 "For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believes; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek."      In this world where pronouns seem to matter immensely, believers should use pronouns proudly as well. Although society has turned third person pronouns into a social agenda about sexual designation, believers...  Read More

Scripture: “ …. Brothers and sisters, I was not able to speak to you as spiritual people but as people of the flesh, as babies, in Christ. I gave you milk to drink, not solid food since you were not yet ready for it. In fact, you are still not ready, because you are still worldly,.… are you not worldly and behaving as mere humans?” (I Corinthians 3:1-3 CSB)      In my walk with the Lord, time afte...  Read More

Scripture: (Joshua 1:9 CSB) “Haven’t I commanded you: be strong and courageous? …. for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”      I am reminded of Joshua, the leader of the Israelites, following the death of theamazing servant leader, Moses. The Israelites must have had some hesitation,compromised with paralyzing fear and uncertainty about their future.The Lord calms their fears by remin...  Read More

Scripture: (I Peter 3:12 NKJ) "For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, andHis ears are open to their prayers: But the face of the Lord is against those who doevil.” (Read I Peter 3:8-18).      Apostle Peter has a message for Christians that came out of his own sufferingand brokenness. He writes from experience of witnessing Christ’s suffering (5:1).Peter authored this book based on experien...  Read More