January 24, 2014. There are two things you never talk about with someone who may have a differing viewpoint than you if you want to get along: religion and politics; when you break it down, really it is just religion, as political stances are usually rooted in some form of religion, whether or not you…
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Hallelujah to the King of kings.
January 23, 2014. Praise be to the Lord, ruler of heaven, commander of heavenly host, savior to the once lost. Amen. Glory and honor and power be ascribed to his magnificent name. The Lord of haven that has shown in infinite mercy to the ends of the earth, on the just and the unjust. “Hallelujah!”…
The fields are white for harvest.
January 22, 2014. “Are you sowing the seed of the kingdom, brother, In the morning bright and fair? Are you sowing the seed of the kingdom, brother, In the heat of the noonday’s glare?” Last night, Craig gave a good lesson– a hard lesson– at devo encouraging us to spread the gospel, as this is…
“You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
January 21, 2014. “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You…
Peace.
January 20, 2014. Sorry I’m late posting today, we were on the road for eight hours coming back from Florida. Overall, I have a wonderful time at the beach. There were many theological discussions outside of the sessions and I feel like we grew a lot. I just hope that we take something away from…
Living according to the call of God
January 19, 2014. Today we are wrapping up the lessons on Paul’s letters to Timothy at the Family Vacation retreat, and let me tell you the two classes today in which we split up between girls and guys were quite good (well, I guess I can only speak from the guys perspective). There were a…
Men of sincerity.
January 18, 2014. “For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.” (II Cor. 2:17) Stop. Before you go on reading, read that statement again and dwell on it for three minutes. I will give…
Timothy: the example from youth.
January 17, 2014. I am very excited to get the opportunity to go to Florida today to participate in the “Family Vacation Retreat: We Are Young” conference that is being held in Panama City this weekend. This event is geared towards college students as a means to retreat in the winter from all the busyness…
Count your blessings.
January 16, 2014. “Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his…
Diligent study.
January 15, 2014. “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.” (II Tim. 2:15) Today is a call for further study. I do not believe that God intended for us to be fed our beliefs. It is my fear, however,…
A lesson from the past, part 2.
January 14, 2014. Yesterday we examined a lesson from history as we saw great kings of Judah rise and fall, beginning their reign with a good relationship with the Almighty, yet ending it by forsaking the Lord. Today we will look at one story in II Chronicles that does the exact opposite in effort to…
A lesson from the past.
January 13, 2014. I’m reading through II Chronicles right now and I keep coming across phrases that simply make me mad/disappointed. Chronicles, as I realized this time through, is a Old Testament book of history that mainly deals with the kings of Judah up until Babylonian captivity. Now, compared to the kings of Israel, the…
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