The other night while watching a church service on the television, I saw something that intrigued me. The cameraman was focusing on some of the people in the audience and he focused on a young woman. She was a lovely young woman who was smiling at something the preacher was saying. She had a beautiful […]
I have always loved babies. I think babies are the most precious of all God’s creation. They are so precious, so innocent, and my heart is always moved by them. I have a small radio in my kitchen that is always set on my local Bott Radio station. I leave it on all day long
Last night, I was listening to a preacher and he made some statements that really saddened me. He said that 90% of Christians are believing Satan’s lies and living in various levels of spiritual bondage. Only ten percent of all Christians are actually living and walking in the freedom that Christ has given them. I
This morning, I found myself reading a familiar story in the Bible. It was the story of the three Hebrew young men who were thrown into the fiery furnace in Daniel chapter three. This is when the egotistical king Nebuchadnezzar had a huge golden image of himself made and commanded everyone to bow down and
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This month is a very special month for many reasons, but one thing that will always make it special to me is the fact that it is Domestic Violence Awareness month. This is made even more special to me because this is the very month I gained my own freedom. Four years ago, this month,
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Do you ever read a story in the Bible and find yourself amazed at the choices of the people in the story? That is my reaction each time I read the story of the Peter, John, and their companions in Acts chapter four. Peter and John had been arrested and forced to spend the night
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Do you ever have one of those days that makes you wish you could just go back to bed and hide under the covers? I’ve been having one of those days for the last two days! It started yesterday morning and hasn’t stopped yet. It all started when my local Walmart made a big mistake
Gemstones have been fascinating people for centuries. Some of the most precious are the sapphire, ruby, emerald, topaz, aquamarine, and of course, the diamond. From what I have read, the more difficult it is to bring a gem to the light of day, the more attractive and valuable it becomes to us. There are three
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I’ve been studying in Second Timothy lately and knowing it is Paul’s final letter before his death, I have tried to study it very carefully. A person that knows he is about to soon die chooses his final words carefully. I knew that Paul would have carefully considered what he wanted to say to his
Recently my daughter cried out for help in a tone that every parent recognizes. We have all heard that certain tone in our child’s voice that calls us to immediate action. The tone that alerts us to the urgency of our child’s need for our help spurs us into quick action. How many parents can
