IN HIM–OUR NEW ADDRESS It was her first day away from her parents, her freshman year in college, finally, she was free. In the beginning, she felt a little homesick, so she called her parents every weekend. But, eventually she got busy making new friends, classwork, and enjoying going to the football games with her friends; she stopped making contact. Her parents still called every weekend, but she stopped answering the phone. They continued writing her emails, but she…
JESUS OUR ONENESS WITH THE FATHER Many of you have wondered how I am doing after hurricane Irma came my way. I am grateful to report, I am doing just wonderful! Thursday, before the hurricane was reported coming to our area, I drove to Texas for a week. So I didn’t experience the hurricane at all. Texas was sunny every day. Unfortunately, Jacksonville and some of the surrounding communities suffered great loss. Please pray for us as we go…
JESUS OUR HOPE IN TRIBULATIONS I know you have heard the question, “Why do bad things happen to good people?” Then, we think of how kind they are, the wonderful things they have done, or the many people’s lives they have touched. Somehow in our minds we believe, ‘only good things should happen to good people.’ Why have we come to this conclusion, I am not sure why because our Lord Jesus Christ told us, “In this life you…
JESUS OUR VICTORY OVER ALL OUR ENEMIES In 1946, a British soldier was found by a villager hiding in a foxhole in the hills of London from the German soldiers. His face was dirty and covered in horse manure where he laid hidden for weeks behind the old farmhouse. When the villager asked, “Sir why are you hiding?” The soldier looked at the villager in amazement and asked him “Why aren’t you hiding from the Germans?” The villager still…
JESUS THE LIGHT IN OUR DARKNESS Sam and his little sister Monica sat on the stairs, holding and consoling each other. They were hungry, lonely, and afraid. They lived with their mother and father who were nowhere to be found. They were afraid to leave each other to get food even though the kitchen refrigerator was filled with their favorite foods and desserts. But neither one of them had the courage to go to the kitchen. Then, all of a…
Red Satin Shirts Inspired by Our Father May 24, 2006 Once Upon a Time in the Garden of Paradise, Adam and Eve went shopping to the Garden of Paradise Mall. Adam had gone with Eve on many occasions and was always beside her as she roamed the mall. But this day, he decided to sit on a bench in front of the Paradise Mall Bakery and Cafe and watched her from a distance as she browsed through the new clothing and…
JESUS THE LIGHT OF OUR WORLD In a dark, cold, and desolate place sat a little torch. The torch felt isolated, abandoned, and alone. One day a little spark strolled by and observed the little torch sulking in its agony. “Hi little torch, why are you so sad?” asked the little spark. “Look around, I have no friends, no one to share life with, and I don’t even know my purpose in life. I just sit here in the…
JESUS OUR TRUE IDENTITY PART 7 Forgiving Ourselves In our last blog, we rejoiced in the fact ALL of our sins were forgiven… ALL GONE! The blood of Jesus cleansed us from ALL of our sins past, present, and future before we were ever born. Adam sinned and disobeyed our Father then brought sin upon the whole world. Our Lord Jesus, because of his obedience to the death on the cross, freed mankind from the penalty of sin and…
JESUS OUR TRUE IDENTITY PART 6 Our Lord Who Forgives In our last blog, we discovered because our Lord Jesus Christ lives within us we can do the impossible, such as loving our enemies. We can love those who despitefully use us, say evil against us, abuse us, and reject us. The only hindrance to His life flowing through us is, by saying no and not allowing Him to have His perfect will and way in our lives. We…
JESUS OUR TRUE IDENTITY PART 5 Loving Our Enemies In our last blog, we took joy and pleasure learning how we were created in our Father’s image to be ‘Loving and Kind’ to all. We talked about how our Lord Jesus loved all whom He encountered, especially His enemies; think about it. The Pharisees, Scribes, and Sadducees were out to destroy Him, yet, He was ‘Loving and Kind’ to them. Even Judas, who He knew would kiss Him and…