Numbered DaysWhy, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. — James 4:14I was planning to play a joke on my s...  Read More

Personal Health InspectionI discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified. --- 1 Corinthians 9:2...  Read More

Getting Our Children Ready...may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May He produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him...  Read More

God’s Giving Out Bonuses!!!For out of His fullness [the superabundance of His grace and truth] we have all received grace upon grace [spiritual blessing upon spiritual blessing, favor upon favor, and ...  Read More

Self-BetrayalDo not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselve...But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it - not forgetting what they have heard,...  Read More

Good Character CostsNo discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. ---Hebrews 12:11Di...  Read More

Knowing Our Village PeopleFor if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church? --- 1 Timothy 3:5I went back home to attend my aunt's funeral service a couple of years ag...  Read More

Weathering the StormThe angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. ---Psalms 34:7If you've ever spent time in the Carolinas during the summer, you know that thunderstor...  Read More

ChosenSo, I am willing to endure anything if it will bring salvation and eternal glory in Christ Jesus to those God has chosen. ---2 Timothy 2:12It is not a matter of whether we have been chosen. Yes,...  Read More

Tricker-shipThere are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him:  haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that ar...  Read More

Loving Each OtherLove each other with genuine affection and take delight in honoring each other. ---Romans 12:10When the pandemic halted our friendly exchanges of fellowship, handshakes, and hugs - it...  Read More

Memory ResetBrothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to...  Read More