Grace

  • Happy Independence Day

    Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. – Galatians 5:1 (KJV) i wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a Happy Independence Day. I… Continue reading

    Happy Independence Day
  • Glorious Living?

    Auto-play on YouTube can be a wonderful thing.  It can also be quite an eye-opening experience, even when listening.  A couple of days ago the Sunday message from a local mega-church ended up in the que.  The message was the… Continue reading

    Glorious Living?
  • The Great Dust-Jacket Controversy

    Yes, you read the title correctly: There is indeed a brewing controversy over the use of dust-jackets on hard cover books.  One side says they add to the reader’s pleasure of the book at hand.  The other says that they get in… Continue reading

    The Great Dust-Jacket Controversy
  • Hearken to His Grace

    HEARKEN to HIS GRACE One day you will regret that you gave a deaf ear, For the grace of God was made very clear, Oh, this grace of God is such an unending treasure, But why do you continue to… Continue reading

    Hearken to His Grace
  • Ignorance…

    But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, (1 Thessalonians 4:13a) It has long been speculated that ignorance is not a sin, but to remain ignorant is.  Yet, God had initiated sacrifices for sin committed in ignorance.  Even when we… Continue reading

    Ignorance…
  • And Can It Be?

    For now on I really do have to remember to turn on my voice recorder when I am driving.  I have always had peace when I am alone in my car driving, whether on my way to work, or running simple,… Continue reading

    And Can It Be?
  • Let Me Be

    LET ME BE Why is it Lord that you should hear my call? My heart is obstinate and hard as a wall, I do my own thing and pleasures for me, Always saying to God, just let me be, But… Continue reading

    Let Me Be
  • THE RECIPE FOR PEACE 

    There are two things that most people desire, not only today, but throughout history.  Number one is peace.  Number two is money.  And, many believe that more money can create peace.   This is impossible, because the lack of peace is within each and… Continue reading

    THE RECIPE FOR PEACE 
  • Effectually Worketh

    For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of… Continue reading

    Effectually Worketh
  • The Absence of Joy

    Joy is a person.  His name is Jesus! Is it me?  Or, are there not more, and more Christians who have lost their joy? How can this be?  Has the church failed in communicating the absolute sufficiency of the Cross-work… Continue reading

    The Absence of Joy
  • Are You?

    And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right… Continue reading

    Are You?
  • I’m So Tired!

    Since suffering from a stroke in March, 2022, I have been on the road to recovery.  I am, however, physically tired.  Each day I get more, and more, back to normal (whatever that may be now).  Many of the things… Continue reading

    I’m So Tired!
  • Just My Imagination?

    And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. (Genesis 6:5) Before I go any further, I just want to pass along… Continue reading

    Just My Imagination?
  • A New Tank?

    Sometimes I don’t know exactly what I’m going to write about until I actually sit at my desk, in front of my computer.  In this case I’m at my seldom used desk at our actual church building. This is a… Continue reading

    A New Tank?
  • Where Two Or Three Are Gathered…

    For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. (Matthew 18:20) One of the most abused Scriptures, out of many, is Matthew 18:20.  This verse is used so often as… Continue reading

    Where Two Or Three Are Gathered…
  • Telephone Line

    He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him. – Proverbs 18:13 I have always been a proponent of apologetics – the defense of the faith.  It is, after all, an important issue. … Continue reading

    Telephone Line
  • Faith-FULL!

    Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. (1 Corinthians 4:1-2) One of the most important… Continue reading

    Faith-FULL!
  • Marriage: On the Rock, or On the Rocks?

    Marriage between men and women (there is no other way) is an institution which has for it’s establishment God, Himself.  He created Eve as a helpmeet for Adam, so that he would not be alone. And the LORD God said,… Continue reading

    Marriage: On the Rock, or On the Rocks?
  • Writer’s Block

    I think it would be hard to believe that someone who holds before him “the unsearchable riches of Christ (Ephesians 3:8),” that have been revealed, would have a tough time thinking of something to write. Yet, it does happen on… Continue reading

    Writer’s Block
  • The Amazing Body

    For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we… Continue reading

    The Amazing Body