This week is Vacation Bible School here in Summerville and Bible Camp for Faith Baptist Church in St. Mary’s, AK. They will be teaching children the Bible up there while we are teaching children the Bible here at home. They are focusing on being precious jewels for God’s glory through the preciousness of Christ in…
Ephesians 2:19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; Last Sunday we looked at this Scripture text in our study of the book of Ephesians in God’s Word. For believers in Jesus Christ, we have dual citizenship. Many missionaries have dual citizenship…
2Co 1:19 For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timotheus, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. 2Co 1:20 For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us. 2Co 1:21 Now he which stablisheth…
For every man here today, I wish you a Happy Father’s Day! You are either a father now or maybe one day will be a father, but definitely you had a father at one time. There are all kinds of fathers in this world. Some are wonderful, while others are not so wonderful. Some are…
Years ago, I was taught this little phrase from a small child that we had in foster care for quite a while in our home. She heard it on an educational program geared for children. Back then educational shows focused on math and reading and kindness, but sadly today many of these same children’s educational…
God has been very good to me in my life. I have much to be thankful for and each of us here who are children of God, if we would think about it very carefully at all, we would all have to come to the same conclusion. As sinners who are guilty of all our…
Several years ago, Teri and I had the privilege to travel to Washington D.C. It was truly a moving experience to see all of the different memorials for different wars we have fought and different presidents we have benefitted from. I remember going to the National Cemetery and seeing the Marine Memorial on our way,…
God has designed us for relationship. One of the reasons He did that was for us to desire relationship with Him, but also to enjoy the benefit of community and family. Some people do prefer to live life reclusive, but most studies have shown that that choice has a negative effect on our health and…
A Mother’s Prayer Lord, give me strength just for today To lead my children in your way; Oh, give me wisdom, Lord, and grace To show to them your precious face! And help me, Lord, to teach them, too, The things of Christ so rich and true, Just let them see in me, dear Lord,…
Our society and culture are truly in a mess and Satan is clearly having a field day advancing evil as many of our leaders in politics, education, corporations, media, and even much of religion, are clearly being used in his service. However, even in our day, God is still at work doing great and mighty…