“You should pray like this: Our Father in Heaven…”                                     Matthew 6:9  The church I attended when I first became a Christian held a men’s prayer breakfast every Sunday morning at 7:00 am. Though I was frequently encouraged to… Read More »

“In Him (Jesus) was life, and that life was the light of men.”                           John 1:4  That “life” – was the light of God, the reflection of the character, attributes, and nature of God. Jesus himself said, “The one who has seen Me has seen the Father.”                   … Read More »

“Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan, their feet touched the water at its edge and the water flowing downstream stood still, rising up in a mass…” Joshua 3:15-16 What were the priests thinking as they approached the river at… Read More »

“Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit.”                                                     Acts 2:4 “Today we illustrate what it means to be filled with the Holy Spirit!” the pastor declared confidently, as he… Read More »

“My food is to do the will of Him who sent me and to finish His work.”        John 4:34 The disciples of Jesus left him resting at the well in Sychar while they went to buy food. At least that is what they thought. Later they may have realized why he sent all twelve (?)… Read More »

“For what does it benefit someone if he gains the whole world yet loses his life? Matthew 16:26 Two men watched the funeral procession of a billionaire pass by. One asked the other, “Wonder how much he left behind?” The other replied, “All of it.” Only the world measures life by how much one accumulates… Read More »

“The one who has the Son has life. The one who does not have the Son, does not have the life.”                                                                       … Read More »

“The one who says, I have come to know Him, and yet doesn’t keep His commands is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”                                                                                    1 John 2:4 How do we recognize a Cardinal fan? I mean, a true… Read More »

“No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.”             Ephesians 4:29 Like it or not, we are to be different than others in the world. Speaking of the lost (Gentiles) Jesus said, “Don’t be like them.”… Read More »

“But I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to guard what has been entrusted to me until that day.”       2 Tim 1:12  How do those who do not want anything to do with the church, don’t want to associate with Christians, or… Read More »