51 years ago today, on January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court of the United States made a horrendous mistake in declaring a “constitutional right” that is no where in the Constitution. Under the guise of “privacy”, the court ruled that a woman had a “right” to kill her unborn baby,...
If you’ve been in church for a while, you’re probably pretty familiar with the phrase “In the name of the Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit”. Those words are used in several different contexts, but we probably hear them most when seeing someone be baptized. Our mission statement at...
It is my intention to retire from active ministry this coming June 30, 2024. Wow! I can’t believe I just wrote that! And yet, there it is. I’m going to retire in six months, the Lord willing and the creek don’t rise! We’ve been through a lot in the past...
Happy New Year! It is 2024, and God is still on His throne! Hallelujah! As we enter into this New Year, it is good to consider where we are and where God may be calling us. Last year we were still hoping that our annual conference would let us disaffiliate...
Many of you have known and loved Guideposts magazine over the years. Today, Christmas Day, I want to share with you a wonderful story from Guideposts called “The Christmas Gift that Kept On Giving.” You will find it here: The Christmas Gift That Kept on Giving | Guideposts Enjoy! And have...
The word miracle is thrown around a lot at Christmas time. There’s the miracle of Jesus’ birth, of course, but also a bunch of books and movies sport the word in their titles. The obvious one is “Miracle on 34th Street”, but there are literally dozens of movies in the...
When I was a young adult, my father warned me to be aware that “The Spirit of Herod” was trying to steal the joy of Christmas from me. That warning really impacted me because my father had never in all my life ever spoken of any spirit of evil having an influence...
The season of Advent is upon us! Every year, for the four Sundays leading up to Christmas, the church observes Advent in preparation for the advent (coming, or arrival) of Jesus. During Advent we go back to the Old Testament and enter in with God’s people as they waited for...
Growing up, my childhood never had any encounters with grief at a significant level. Though I would hear about old family members who I had little knowledge of passing away, I would never know what that grief felt like. That would change this year. On November 1st my grandfather took...
As a believer, I wonder every year how unbelievers can celebrate Thanksgiving. It seems to me that in order to celebrate Thanksgiving, one must identify to Whom one is thankful! And don’t try to tell me that someone can be thankful “to the universe”! Thanks that are given require that...