A REVIEW, A REVISITING, A REMINDER, OR A REAL REVELATION!

May you be blessed on this special day, a day that sparks reassurance for believers, saved by grace through faith! It is Resurrection Day, or as some of you refer to as Easter. Hopefully, if you use the latter term, it has a holy significance and not just another holiday significance. Hopefully, you focus on the devoted Lamb and not just the delicious ham you will eat later. I had thought about...

THE CORRECT ANSWER TO THE QUESTION

It was the year,1955. Two third grade classmates were debating about whether Santa Claus was real or not. Their debate was as entertaining as the 1947 movie about the Miracle on 34th Street. As a matter of fact, one of the students tried to refer to the movie, but couldn’t remember the street, just the miracle and the content of the movie. The other student said, “Do you know what the street...

BUT WHAT ABOUT HEAVEN?

I don’t know the modern-day phrase or idiom that is applicable or appropriate to ask. I plead ignorance in regard to the latest slang expressions. So, let me ask you a question using the phrases of which I am familiar. How was the noise level as you rejoiced in your church last Sunday. Was it “off the hook,” or “off the chain,” or “off the charts?” Or was the church mouse making...

SAY, “IT’S NOT ALL ABOUT ME!”

“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.” (Philippians 2:4 King James Version) As commanded, the smart device in the kitchen played, “When We All Get to Heaven.” The first rendition was very slow and a little bit, well, country. So, I commanded the device to play the same song by a well-known gospel mass choir. Their version was a little bit...

PUTTING THE BALL IN YOUR COURT

I woke up at 4:00 a.m. this Wednesday morning and started thinking about you, yes you. Smile! My thoughts led me to this beneficial meditation, whether it be new to you or just a matter of review. Read on! I am sure you remember the old Asian saying, “To hear is to forget. To see is to remember. To do is to understand.” Well, this morning, much like the schoolteacher who you thought was...

THE TRUE LIFE

“For God so loved and dearly prized the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, so that whoever believes and trusts in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.” (John 3:16 Amplified Bible) I was in a store looking for a orange book for décor purposes, not really for digging into biblical principles.  However, after going through the fictional section, I came to the...

THE “US” IN REFUSAL

“These words I speak to you are not incidental additions to your life, homeowner improvements to your standard of living.  They are foundational words, words to build a life on.  If you work these words into your life, you are like a smart carpenter who built his house on solid rock.  Rain poured down, the river flooded, a tornado hit—but nothing moved that house. It was fixed to the...