Community Organizers

Scripture But the Jewish leaders incited the God-fearing women of high standing and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their region. ~Acts 13:50, NIV Quote If ever time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our…

Straw Verses Wheat

Scripture “Let these false prophets tell their dreams, but let my true messengers faithfully proclaim my every word. There is a difference between straw and grain! ~Jeremiah 23:28, NLT Quote No one can read the gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such…

They Call The Wind Mō·rä’

Scripture Make vows to the LORD your God, and keep them. Let everyone bring tribute to the Awesome One. ~Psalms 76:11, NLT Quote God moves in a mysterious way, His wonders to perform. He plants His footstep in the sea and rides upon the storm. ~William Cowper The CEV translates ‘Awesome’ as fearsome. The Hebrew verb mō·rä’…

The Pride of Ephraim

Scripture The warriors of Ephraim, though armed with bows, turned their backs and fled on the day of battle. ~Psalm 78:9, NLT Quote The greatest ability is dependability. ~Robert Jones Ephraim was Joseph’s youngest son but Jacob’s favorite grandson. Of course Joseph was Jacob’s favorite son. Jacob favored Ephraim just as he had Joseph and I assume…

No Love Lost

Scripture The world would love you as one of its own if you belonged to it, but you are no longer part of the world. I chose you to come out of the world, so it hates you. ~John 15:19, NLT Quote I am as weary of this world as this world is weary of…

Contentment: Good or Evil?

Scripture You say, “I am rich and well off; I have all I need.’ But you do not know how miserable and pitiful you are! You are poor, naked, and blind.” ~Revelations 3:17, GNT Quote The world will not be destroyed by evil but by those who watch them do evil without doing anything. ~Albert…

The Valley Of Slaughter

Scripture “For Israel has forsaken me and turned this valley into a place of wickedness….And they have filled this place with the blood of innocent children.” ~Jeremiah 19:4, NLT Quote Government’s first duty is to protect people, not run their lives. ~Ronald Reagan I‘d like to change one word in Reagan’s quote: change ‘run’ to…

Hypocrites

Scripture “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the graves of the righteous.” ~Matthew 23:39, NLT Quote Do not wish to be anything but what you are and be that with all your heart. ~Francis de Sales Last Sunday morning my message came…

The Hour

Scripture At this they tried to seize Him, but no one laid a hand on him, because His hour had not yet come. ~John 7:30, NIV Quote Death is not the final sleep, it is the final awakening. ~Sir Walter Scott At least two attempts were made of Jesus life prior to the crucifixion. In John…

The God Of Simple Things

Scripture Our LORD and our God, Bashan is a mighty mountain covered with peaks. Why is it jealous of Zion, the mountain You chose as Your home forever? ~Psalm 68:15-16, CEV Quote By small and simple things; great things are brought to pass. ~Russell Ballard Bashan is a mountain range located just East of the…