SCRIPTURE: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the [a]right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:” John 1:12 It has been reported that in 2024 about 42% of Americans planned to “re-gift” a present given them during the Christmas season. The recipients were not at all excited after opening the gift, or perhaps the size was too small, or the wrong color; maybe the gi...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.” James 1:17 At the beginning of every year people around the globe make commitments to being better in different areas of their lives. Some say boldly, “New Year, New Me.” Some people create vision boards; others write in journals or anno...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: "But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you." Matthew 6:33"Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart."  Psalm 37:4   I do not know about you, but every time it is time to trust God, I have to ask God for direction.  I, seemingly, am lost.  “How do I trust You, oh God?” I forget how I did it...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. 10 And those who know Your name will put their trust in You; for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You. 11 Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion! Declare His deeds among the people.” Psalm 9:9-11 Eternal Father and our gracious God, we again thank You for the Word You given unto us. You exp...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “And He marveled because of their unbelief. Then He went about the villages in a circuit, teaching.”   Mark 6:6 Unbelievable: there are an untold number of things in this world that can be described by that word. Man’s inhumanity to man, as evidenced by all the wars we’ve had from the dawn of humanity, the depth and extensive nature of injustices visited upon many people groups here in ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God. 5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously”? 6 But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: “God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.” 7 Theref...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: " Ponder the path of your feet, and let all your ways be established. Do not turn to the right or the left; remove your foot from evil." Proverbs 4:26,27 We are surely adrift...Historically, there is something that the Boy Scouts of America gets very right, summarized as their 'Scout Motto' and their 'Scout Slogan'. "Be prepared." "Do a good turn daily."  These notions, for several gene...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 After a year of ups and downs, tough times, natural disasters, failures, pain and disrupted plans: It is natural for man to welcome the opportunity to move forward with fresh ideas; to launch a brighter outlook for the future, to search for ways to av...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, “The just shall live by faith.” Romans 1:17“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to present you faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever.  Amen.” Jude 24 Over th...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: "Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!" 2 Corinthians 9:15"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life." Romans: 6:23 Grandma gave Little Suzie mittens and a hat for Christmas because she walks to school. Suzie wanted a doll. It wasn’t expensive but her eyes blinked when she moved and she had hair you could comb. Suzie told her mom that she didn’t want Gra...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, 11 persecutions, afflictions, which happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra—what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me. 12 Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution. 13 But evil men and impostors will gr...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.” Galatians 4:4-5 The adrenalin rush of Christmas plummets days after December 25. After all most gifts have been delivered or opened, and pretty much everyone is satisfied. Now what? Emptiness repl...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: "With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! 11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You.12 Blessed are You, O Lord! Teach me Your statutes." Psalm 119"10-12 Sunday, December 21, 2025Hebrews 10:22-25  Monday, December 22, 2025Matthew 2:7-11 Tuesday, December 23, 2025Matthew 1:23 Wednesday, December 24, 20251 Corinth...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:  “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, 4 just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love, 5 having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, 6 to t...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.” 1 Corinthians 13:11 I absolutely love Christmas. I love everything about it, the decorations, the songs, the movies, the holly, the jolly, Santa and Jesus! I love it all. As a child, my parents did all the things. I was the only child for 6 years,...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Behold, the virgin shall be with Child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which is translated, ‘God with us,’” Matthew 1:23 A new birth in a royal family usually comes with great pomp and fanfare. There is massivemedia saturation and a lot of celebration. But not in this case. He came as a King and Hisbirth could have been in a castle. Yet the babe born in the barn...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Then Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, ‘Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.’ 9 When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went befo...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. 24 And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, 25 not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is...  Read More