YOU ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE! (Part I)

“Now Ahab told Jezebel everything that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more so, if by about this time tomorrow I do not make your life like the life of one of them. "And he was afraid and got up and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah; and...

EVERYBODY SINGS THE BLUES

“Soon another Feast came around and Jesus was back in Jerusalem.  Near the Sheep Gate in Jerusalem there was a pool, in Hebrew called Bethesda, with five alcoves.  Hundreds of sick people—blind, crippled, paralyzed—were in these alcoves.  One man had been an invalid there for thirty-eight years.  When Jesus saw him stretched out by the pool and knew how long he had been there, he said,...

LOOKING BACK AT THE WRONG THINGS

“But Lot’s wife looked back as she was following behind him, and she turned into a pillar of salt.” (Genesis 19:26 NLT) From the jump, let me tell you that looking back at memories that make you smile, looking back at days with loved ones who will not ever be forgotten, and spending time remembering holidays together in better times is not a bad thing.  Looking back and reviewing...

REMEDIES FOR THE HOLIDAY BLUES

“The nights of crying your eyes out give way to days of laughter.” (Psalm 30:5 MSG) During the holidays, there are probably only a rare few who have not experienced memories of the way things were in the past, during holiday times.  In some cases the persons who made times the most memorable, if they were believers, have gone home to be with the Lord.  For some that has been...