My uncle got rich on it… he sold it to others. I lived with an alcoholic; therefore I am alarmed by those who try to convince me that there is nothing wrong with alcohol consumption. I have counseled couples who have abandoned the deep love they had for each other because they refused to abandonContinue reading “A DRUNKEN STUPOR”
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A DRUKEN STUPOR
My uncle got rich on it… he sold it to others. I lived with an alcoholic; therefore I am alarmed by those who try to convince me that there is nothing wrong with alcohol consumption. I have counseled couples who have abandoned the deep love they had for each other because they refused to abandonContinue reading “A DRUKEN STUPOR”
POWER IN THE BLOOD
Two of us were reflecting on the clarity of Scripture, and in particular the teachings of sanctification. The question arose in this manner: “When I recall an action in the past wherein I sinned, and I had confessed my sin and experienced God’s forgiveness, yet it comes back to “haunt” me in later years, howContinue reading “POWER IN THE BLOOD”
WHEN A PERSON SPEAKS; WHEN GOD SPEAKS
The other evening I was stretched out on my bed reading The Book of Numbers. One begins reading, and immediately encounters that statement: “Then the Lord spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year after they had come outContinue reading “WHEN A PERSON SPEAKS; WHEN GOD SPEAKS”
JACOB
Reading through Genesis we garner truths concerning parents showing partiality to one child above another. In particular we refer to Isaac who had married Rebekah. Genesis 25:19 and following! She had twins, Esau and Jacob. Isaac favored Esau, and Rebekah favored Jacob. (You need to read the entire story.) On an occasion when Esau cameContinue reading “JACOB”
DECEASED LETTER
Has it ever occurred to you that someday you may receive a letter from a deceased individual? Well, when that happened to me about thirty five years ago, initially I was shocked, but then I began to give it a lot thought. My first thought was, “I am certain that there are few pastors whoContinue reading “DECEASED LETTER”
HOW RICH I AM
When in Bermuda Commercial School, we had a teacher, an old fashioned Methodist, who was intent on teaching us a subject beyond accounting, etc… She began each day with Scripture and prayer and required that we memorize some of those verses. Admittedly, at that stage of my life I was not “into” such thinking. ShortlyContinue reading “HOW RICH I AM”
TAUGHT.HEARD.UNDERSTOOD
Our family had a FAMILY BIBLE! It had all the appearance of having been around since the inception of Bibles. You might understand it’s aged look if you ever lived in Bermuda and experienced the high humidity that constantly engulfs the island. I recall how, on occasion I would look at it, especially the pictures,Continue reading “TAUGHT.HEARD.UNDERSTOOD”
BACK TO THE SPRING
Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” John 4:13-14 While reading a book of recent byContinue reading “BACK TO THE SPRING”
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