Praying For Your Children — From Head To Toe
Pray for their mind. Pray that your children would earnestly seek wisdom and understanding, that they would value knowledge and discernment, and that their thoughts would stay centered on the truth of God’s word (Proverbs 2:1-6; 3:21; James 1:5; Psalm 119:97). Pray for their eyes. Ask God to guard your children’s eyes and protect their […]
What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
We live in a world where anxiety has continued to grow and take hold of people, leaving them completely unsure of what to do to mend their lives. Christians are not immune, and despite having the word of God, they still become completely lost and unsure of what they must do to escape their struggle. […]
I’m the One
Growing up, one of my favorite hymns was #604-I’m The One. This song carries such a beautiful message of what sin feels like to the faithful Christian. The song does so by making first person statements such as, “I was not in the garden when He knelt to God and prayed, I did not kiss […]
Help Enrich the Lives of Others
There was a farmer who grew excellent quality corn. Every year he won the award for the best-grown corn in the county. One year a newspaper reporter interviewed him and learned something interesting about how he grew it. The reporter discovered that the farmer shared his seed with his neighbors. “How can you afford to […]
Does God Accept Your Worship?
Some people say, “It does not matter how we worship. I can worship God any way I want to and God will accept my worship.” Friends and brethren, is this what the New Testament of Jesus Christ teaches? Is it? Let us see. Ignorant Worship In speaking to the Athenians, the apostle Paul said, “Ye […]
Do You Pray During the Worship Services?
The worshipper who would pray in the assembly must do more than bow his head and close his eyes. He must pray. “Otherwise, if you bless with the spirit, how will he who occupies the place of the uninformed say ‘Amen’ at your giving of thanks, since he does not understand what you say?” (I […]
Reflecting on Thanksgiving
For the last 155 years, Thanksgiving has been a federal holiday. It was in 1863 that President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the fourth Thursday in November to be a national day of “Thanksgiving and Praise to our beneficent Father who dwelleth in the Heavens.” That being said, do we really focus on giving thanks for the […]
The Stubborn Heart
Without getting too far into politics, there was a moment that stood out to me during the primary of the last presidential election. While being interviewed, a reporter brought up topics of morality. It was at this time, that President Trump posed the question, “Why do I have to repent or ask for forgiveness if […]
Gambler Arnold Rothstein Shot to Death
Arnold Rothstein, New York’s most notorious gambler, was shot and killed during a poker game at the Park Central Hotel in Manhattan on November 4, 1928. After finding Rothstein bleeding profusely at the service entrance of the hotel, police followed his trail of blood back to a suite where a group of men was playing […]
Do You Think About Death?
Is there anything positive in the death of a loved one for those who outlive him? From God’s perspective, there is something good in attending a funeral service. God said through the wise man in Ecclesiastes 7:2, “It is better to go to a house of mourning than to go to a house of feasting, […]