The Place of Worship

Scripture You must not offer sacrifices just anywhere you want to. Instead, the LORD will choose a place somewhere in Israel where you must go to worship Him.  ~Deuteronomy 12:5, CEV Quote Obedience is the first act of worship. ~Ya’akov I had a conversation last week that got me to thinking. We we worship God as we…

It’s Time For A Tent Meeting

Scripture It was Moses’ practice to take the Tent of Meeting and set it up some distance from the camp. Everyone who wanted to make a request of the LORD would go to the Tent of Meeting outside the camp. ~Exodus 33:7, NLT Quote Prayer does not fit us for the greater work: prayer is the greater work. ~Oswald Chambers It is my understanding that initially…

The Combat Zone

Scripture Listen, God, to my prayer!…My thoughts are troubled, and I keep groaning because my loud enemies shout and attack. ~Psalms 55:1-3, CEV Quote You cannot defeat an enemy as long as you deny its existence. ~Ya’akov I begin today with another quote: My heart is racing fast, and I am afraid of dying. I am trembling with fear, completely terrified. My…

Good Stewardship

Scripture No land may be permanently bought or sold. It all belongs to me—it isn’t your land, and you only live there for a little while. ~Leviticus 25:23, CEV Quote I would never have tithed my first million had not I tithed my first pay check, $1.50 and that was for a weeks salary. ~John…

Ignorance Is Bliss

Scripture The more you know, the more you hurt; the more you understand, the more you suffer. ~Ecclesiastes 1:18, CEV Quote If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t more people like the democrats happy? ~Thomas Jefferson I lack the intelligence to argue with Jefferson but I must confess, I do believe ignorance can be bliss. By…

Under Attack

Scripture Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the…

The Back Side of Glory

Scripture I won’t let you see my face, because anyone who sees my face will die… I will put you in a large crack in the rock. I will cover your eyes with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will take my hand away, and you will see my back. You will not…

Creative Excuses

Scripture Don’t be angry with me. You know as well as I do that they are determined to do evil…They asks me to make them a god…Then I asked them to bring me their gold earrings. They took them off and gave them to me. I threw the gold into a fire, and out came…

Nuggets Of Gold

Scripture If you obey the Lord, you will be happy, but there is no future for the wicked. ~Proverbs 10:28, CEV Quote One of the great functions of the Cross of Christ is to open our eyes to the absolute horror of sin. ~William Barclay Unfortunately Solomon did not practice what he preached but the book of Proverbs,…

Salty Saints Or Pavement?

Scripture  Don’t bring false charges against anyone or sentence an innocent person to death. I won’t forgive you if you do. ~Exodus 23:7, CEV Quote “America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation.” ~Teresa of Calcutta Who are the most innocent members of…