This past Sunday I was driving home on my usual city block route through neighborhoods. Houses siting nearly on the sidewalks that ran in front of them. Residential property on shallow front lawns with aging homes almost shoulder to shoulder, almost touching in some instances. As I pulled up to a stop sign on a […]
Forgiven, but still in sin. Matthew 6:14 For if you forgive others for their transgressions, your Heavenly Father will also forgive you. Hebrews 10:26 For If we go on sinning willfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sin. Romans 7:15 For that which I am doing, […]
Perhaps you know a bit of the history of the California Gold Rush. From 1848, when gold was found by James Marshall at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California, to 1855, a stampede of “49ers”, named after the year of the peak of population influx into the “Golden” state, rushed to strike their claim. California’s population […]
Prayer, it brings us closer to God. Philippians 4:6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. James 4:8 Draw […]
Here we are, already into the fast and furious pre-Halloween retail blowouts. I wish the retailers would put as much effort into the Thanksgiving season as they do on all hallows’ eve. It has to do with money spent by consumers. Here are a few statistics: On an individual level, the average person plans to […]
Every tear God knows. Psalm 31:9 Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am in distress; my eyes are washed away from grief, my soul and my body also. Psalm 56:8 Thou hast taken account of my wandering; put my tears in Thy bottle; are they not in Thy book? Psalm 42:3 My tears […]
Grace is when we get what we don’t deserve. Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of Grace, that we may receive mercy and may find help in times of need. Romans 11:6 But if it is by grace it is no longer on the basis of work, otherwise grace […]
I watched a good portion of an old B&W science fiction movie the other night. I must have been desperate for wholesome entertainment! I don’t even remember the name of it. All I remember is that is features these big snail-like creatures and they were in some canal system somewhere in the US. The […]
Start the day with thanks to the Lord. Psalm 118:24 This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Colossians 3:17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. Psalm 103:1 […]
The other day while on my way to pick up my daughter Janelle for a lift to Onondaga Community College, I stopped by a local Dunkin Donut store to pick up some coffee for our commute to Syracuse. While standing in line, just about to place my order, a friend of the server spoke to […]
