SCRIPTURES:  “And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15“not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;” Romans 12:11“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear;” 1 Peter 3:15 A right now attitude is a calli...  Read More

SCRIPTURE:  “For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to prayfor you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in allwisdom and spiritual understanding.” Colossians 1:9 May you be encouraged by the Scripture and challenge from these sayings:1. You can only overflow the heart of Christ when your heart is the heart of Christ.Proverbs 3:5-6"Trust in the...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: "The righteous perishes, and no man takes it to heart; Merciful men are taken away, While no one considers that the righteous is taken away from evil." Isaiah 57:1, 2a As I write this article, three gifted soldiers for Christ have exited this world; their faith havingbecome sight—young Charlie Kirk, just 31 years of age; stalwart defender and preacher of Christ’s gospel, Pastor John Mac...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105 Our gracious Father, we thank you so very much for the gift of Your Word to us. We agree as a people that it is the infallible Word, that the entrance of it in us gives us light.  We have known and seen that it does affect us in a positive and in a challenging way. So once again we open it, wanting to be spoken to, n...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us.” Psalm 62:8 Recently, my husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary. Clearly, I remember being escorted down the church aisle with my father all those years ago. Each year when our anniversary date comes, I so vividly recall memories of my father and mother’s date of passing and their b...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, 6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.” Psalm 91:5-6 Is there really a “Devil’s Day” and why have we esteemed this day as such? There could be an argument made to educate about the history of that day, but why study the counterfeit when the rea...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: "Indeed the hour is coming, yes, has now come, that you will be scattered, each to his own, and will leave Me alone. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me. These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world." John 16:32-33 When very young, kindergarten-young, the world ...  Read More

SCRIPTURES: “that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” Ephesians 2:12-13“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you a...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “See, the former things have taken place, and new things I declare; beforethey spring into being I announce them to you.” Isaiah 42:9 Transitions are productive in a myriad of ways because they: establish new relationships; offer freedom from past bondage; grant a new or renewed vision for ministry; energize a pursuit for new possibilities; and heighten a revitalized level of excitement...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” Matthew 10:34   After the September 10th slaying of Christian conservative and patriot Charlie Kirk of Salem News Channel, no one who professes to know Christ Jesus should be harboring any confusion about the insidious nature of this ideological and primarily spiritual war in our nation. It i...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. 2 Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever. 3 Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords! For His mercy endures forever:” Psalm 136:1-3 Father, we thank You today for the 39 and ½ years of official pastoring. You have been gracious enabling me and blessing me in various ways, in sustaining me...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.” Colossians 1:15 I believe we send the world into a conundrum when we speak of the whole life and purpose of Jesus, the Christ. In general conversations, everything is fine when we refer to baby Jesus and the Christmas; but when we speak of Jesus, the God-man, First Born, conversations/relationships get sticky, turb...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: "Then Samson called to the Lord and said, 'O Lord, God, please remember me, and please strengthen me just this time, O God, that I may at once be avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.'" Judges 16:28 He squandered the gifting upon him, embarrassed his people, Israel, and the office of judge in the eyes of the enemy. He undermined the hope and the legacy given him, made small the vi...  Read More

SCRIPTURES: “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,” Ephesians 1:4 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; ordained you a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5“For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you ...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “So, then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth.” Revelation 3:16 One day a man stood at the shore. The water just covered his feet; he was ankle deep. Without fear, the man walked further into the water. The crashing waves didn’t rock him. He continued until he was knee deep. There he stood enjoying the water and the scenery without care....  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Be angry, and do not sin, do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.” Ephesians 4:26 Anger has the unhealthy potential to plunge its victim into bondage during seasons of change. When the Holy Spirit is after a heart change, submission to God’s will is the challenge. This absolute call for submission can sometimes cultivate an attitude of anger. Why? Because...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.” 2 Corinthians 2:14 At various times throughout life we will find ourselves in seasons in which we’ll be tempted to falter in our resolve, in our limited human strength to see it through—whatever the problem or challenge is. Nevertheless, in the midst of...  Read More

SCRIPTURE: “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, accor...  Read More