For those of us that are contentious of our personal hygiene and presentation, we probably spend a significant amount of time each day preparing ourselves (our bodies) for the day’s activities. Whether our plans include work or visiting our house of worship, we went into preparation mode...
Read MoreBy way of introduction for this week’s blog offering I offer to you idiomatic expressions. Idiomatic expressions are a type of informal English that have a meaning different from the meaning of the words in the expression. For example consider the following:
“All roads lead to Rome”: An expression meaning that many methods will lead to the same result...
Read MoreFor this week’s blog, I am led to direct our conversation toward married couples. If you are newlyweds or approaching your 60th wedding anniversary I believe that this blog will be beneficial to you. For our singles, I am sure that you also will be encouraged with wisdom that will speak to your singleness and service to our Sovereign Lord.
Read MoreHappy New Year, blog family! Before I get into the belly of today's blog, let's start with a definition of terms that is derived from the title and then we will transition to the thoughts that come from the text.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again to adopt an attitude for action. A check-up from the neck-up!
Now you might ask, “What are you getting at preacher? Make it plain!” I am talking about your New Year’s resolutions. Statistics suggest that forty-five percent of US citizens will make a New Year’s resolution....
For many of us this season we were blessed to experience the sights, sounds and the special memories of our Master’s birthday. By this time you have already received and exchanged gifts with family and friends. As this holiday season nears its end, I encourage you to take a moment to reflect on past celebrations. Can you recall your all-time favorite gifts that meant the world to you?
Read MoreLooking back as a five-year-old I recall the enormity of darkness, the great lack of light that, I experienced standing on my Grandmother’s front porch at night. It was so immense that you could not see anything in front of you. You see, my grandmother Daisy Bell lived in the country in a small town named Jackson in Butts County, Georgia. The nearest neighbor was about a fifteen minute walk away and her house was about a thirty minute drive from town. She lived in a white tin-roof house that sat on top of a ground made of red Georgia clay. Thick, majestic pine trees draped themselves around her home creating a picturesque setting. However, when nighttime arrived and the moon was concealed by cloud cover, vision was obsolete! The pitch black darkness felt like a heavy, thick blanket that covered your whole body.
Read MoreAs we enter into the Holiday season it would be wise to walk into His wonder (Jesus) than Winter Wonderland. At some point we will hear Jingle Bell Rock maybe hundreds of times but what if instead we meditated and ministered to our hearts that Jesus is our Rock. In addition a lot of attention is given to the thought that Santa Clause is coming to town. Yet as believers we know that the Bible announces that God is not just coming to a town near you but is coming to save the world.
Read MoreIn our first blog of this series, we identified pornography as a pit that people jumped into. We then examined the problem of porn and the power of a pure heart. In addition, we assessed and acknowledged the adverse consequences of porn in both a single and married person’s life. Now we will come to a close of our consideration on the pit of pornography by discussing the cure.
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