Raising children in today’s world is quite a daunting task. At times their friends, society and even their schools seem to offer nothing but pitfalls and negative influences. We want to raise our children to be a certain way and to have certain values, while the world around them applies...
“Choose a good reputation over great riches, for being held in high esteem is better than having silver or gold.” – Proverbs 22:1 Looking up into the profiles of some of the most influential figures in our history, this is how they are recognized: Abraham Lincoln, former president of the...
Father’s Day may not necessarily be special to some people but one thing we do know is that the position of a father is special. The day itself may be just another day for some but to be a father means that every day requires a demonstration of a father’s...
Matt 10:15 Truly I say to you, Whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. What does it mean to receive something as a little child? If we knew the full answer to this question we would open the door for...
Hi All I TRUST you are having a grand day. Trust is a word that encompasses deep conviction. A Hebrew word for trust in scripture is batach baw-takh’ its meaning is “to have confidence in, to be bold, to be secure” In Psalm 37: 3 we are exhorted to ‘trust...
James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. Pastor Rick Renner says about this verse “The word “doers” is taken from the Greek word poietes, the same Greek word used for a poet. This word carries with it the idea of creativity, such as...
Philippians 4:7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. PEACE is an amazing attribute from God, He is Peace. Some of the words to describe peace are, restfulness, calmness, composure tranquility, harmony. Although all these words may bring some...
The prayer Jesus gave us starts out with “Our Father” – He didn’t say “my” but “our” Father. This term “our” speaks of relationship, it speaks of a group of people who have the same values. A group of people who have the same spiritual heritage. In referring to us...
Eph.(3:20) With God’s power working in us, God can do much, much more than anything we can ask or imagine. When Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL. opened in 1974, Mrs. Disney was sitting beside Walter Cronkite. Walt Disney had passed away a few years earlier. Walter Cronkite wanted to...
The best and most beautiful and most powerful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller A Great Modern Mistake is that “the mind equals reason and the heart equals emotion.” Most people believe that. If that were...
