Visions

Scripture ‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Holy Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions. Your old men will have dreams. ~Acts 2:17, NIrV Quote There is a thin line that separates laughter from pain, comedy from tragedy, and humor from…

The Plain Truth

Scripture The truth about God is plain to them. God has made it plain. ~Romans 1:19, NIrV Quote There is within the human mind, and indeed by natural instinct, an awareness of God. ~John Calvin You know there is a God, you have always known and no matter how much pressure our secular culture puts on…

Praise That Matters

Scripture The praise that matters…does not come from other people. It comes from God. ~Romans 2:29, NIrV, 2014 Edition Quote By God’s grace, I am learning to ignore the crowd and play to an audience of One. ~Kirk Cameron In his book WHAT GOD THINKS WHEN WE FAIL, Steven C. Roy tells a fictional story about…

Too Good To Be True

Scripture But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. ~I Timothy 6:9, NASB Quote He who is greedy, is always in want (and never satisfied). ~Horace Bob and Sarah Chew worked hard and saved well. After living…

Racism

Scripture Jesus told her, “First I should feed the children—my own family, the Jews. It isn’t right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs.” ~Mark 7:27, NLT Quote Life itself is ironic. It takes sorrow to know joy; pain to be grateful for pleasure; noise to appreciate silence and loneliness…

The LORD is Good!

Scripture The LORD has been good to me because I do what is right. He has rewarded me because I lead a pure life. ~Psalms 18:20, NIRV Quote I am not what I ought to be; I am not what I wish to be; I am not what I hope to be but by the…

I Heard The Bells On Christmas

Scripture And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!” ~Luke 2:13-14, NKJV Quote Our cultural elites can say what they wish about CHRISTMAS but without JESUS there would be no holiday of this…

In His Presence

Scripture You always show me the path that leads to life. You will fill me with joy when I am with you. You will give me endless pleasures at your right hand. ~Psalms 16:11, NIRV Quote Pain is temporal, JOY is eternal. ~Friedrich Schiller I often wonder what it would have been like to have…

JOY

Scripture When they saw the star they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. ~Matthew 2:10, AV Quote JOY is the holy fire that keeps our passion warm and our intelligence aglow. ~Helen Keller I love this verse and I love the AV translation of it over all others. Matthew uses both an adjective {me’-gäs} which is a familiar prefix in English…

Knowing God

Scripture Jesus answered, “Don’t you know me, Philip? I have been among you such a long time! Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. So how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? John 14:9, NIRV Quote These do-it-yourself religions on the market today quickly degenerate into a projection of their creator. By…