“Unless we put our love for Him (Jesus) in first place where it belongs, nothing else we do for Him really matters.” – Charles Stanley “Nevertheless I have this against you, that you have left your first love. Remember therefore from where you have fallen; repent and do the first works” (Revelation 2:4-5) Who is […]
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It is humbling, surprising, rewarding and right to give to others. – Nick Chaconas “He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times so that we can be there for that person just as God was there […]
A Very Special Tribute
“Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.” Mark Twain Who can find a virtuous and capable wife? She is worth more than precious rubies. Her husband can trust her, and […]
Refined
There is no perfect Christian. We’re all a work in progress! For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:7-8) How will […]
Playing It Safe is Risky
The only regrets we’ll have at the end of our lives will be that we didn’t seek God more or seek God sooner. But He said to them, “Where is your faith?” And they were afraid, and marveled, saying to one another, “Who can this be? For He commands even the winds and water, and […]
My Spiritual Grandfather: Dr. Jerry Falwell
“Jesus first! This faithful servant of God will be most remembered as a beloved husband, father, grandfather, pastor, and educator.” – Thomas Road Baptist Church home page “Therefore know that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for a thousand generations with those who love Him and […]
Today is DEDICATION SUNDAY
“From these vary shores, the Gospel shall go forth to not only this New World, but the entire world.” – Rev. Robert Hunt (1607) Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly – Joel 2:15 How will you celebrate and commemorate America’s dedication to God 400 years ago? DEDICATION SUNDAY is […]
Let the Consecration Begin
“From these vary shores, the Gospel shall go forth to not only this New World, but the entire world.” – Rev. Robert Hunt (1607) For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the […]
Happiness is Being Married
The secret of a successful marriage is commitment. Love never fails. (1 Corinthians 13:8) If you are married, are you dating your spouse every week? A good marriage makes a successful family so much easier. In her book “The Positive Family,” Arvella Schuller shares a story about her conversation with a young psychologist who specialized […]
Rededicating America to Jesus Christ
“It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.” – George Washington “Then I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within them, and take the stony heart out of their flesh, and give them a heart of flesh, that they may walk in My statutes […]