The Power Of Faith

Scripture Then Jesus told them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen.  ~Matthew 21:21, NLT Quote Faith can move mountains:…

Merry Christmas

Scripture And Christ became a human being and lived here on earth among us and was full of grace and truth. ~John 1:14, Living New Testament Quote We are never more like God than when we are giving. ~C. S. Lewis I love CHRISTMAS, always have and probably always will. It’s not just the gifts,…

The Antichrist

Scripture  “Let us break their chains,” they cry, “and free ourselves from slavery to God.”  Psalms 2:3, NLT Quote The first duty of every soul is not to find its freedom but its master. ~P.T. Forsythe Over the years Psalm 2 has become, if not my favorite Psalm, the one I refer to most and…

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…