“The godly care about the rights of the poor, but the wicked don’t care at all.” – Proverbs 29:7 Money in our society equals power. Don’t have money? Then you often lack the power to protect or defend yourself. Poverty traps its victims in a sense of hopelessness. And yet we read stories of those who overcame poverty. Many a popular store came to be as a result of a poor man with an idea or dream. Not every person … Continue reading →
When you talk about how many acres are needed to get off the grid and become self sufficient, the battle begins between those who say you only need 1 acre and those who say you need much, much more. Actually, both camps are correct. It all depends on how you plan to live and how self sufficient you truly want to be. You can live on a single acre and raise animals, grow crops, and build a home. But you … Continue reading →
“The wicked run away when no one is chasing them, but the godly are as bold as lions.” – Proverbs 28:1 Do you remember this from your childhood? “Whose afraid of the big bad wolf, the big bad wolf, the big bad wolf?” I bet we all remember that, but it does make a point. We tend to be afraid of certain people or things. And because of fear we may do things we know to be wrong. Have you … Continue reading →
Gloria Steinem sounded the war cry, “We don’t just want to destroy capitalism,” she said, “we want to tear down the whole f____ patriarchy.” As the women’s movement turned fanatical and ugly in the 1960s and 70s the focus began to shift from reform and equal opportunity. The feminist leaders – humorless, militant, pugnacious, and angry with their particular lot in life, launched programs that were anti-God, anti-capitalism, anti-family, anti-birth, anti-heterosexual and fostered a virulent hatred of anything having to … Continue reading →
“Never abandon a friend, neither yours nor your father’s. When disaster strikes you won’t have to ask your brother for assistance. It is better to go to a neighbor who is near than to a brother who is far away.” – Proverbs 27:10 A wise counselor once said these words to me. “Don’t burn your bridges. You never know when you might need them.” Life and connections walk hand in hand. At some point in life you will face trouble. … Continue reading →
In today’s post-911 environment, your privacy is no longer something you can expect. Our privacy has been invaded by big government and big business tracking and data-basing of our medical records, employment records, education records, driving records, travel records, library records, financial records….etc. Much of this privacy, we have freely given away to multi-national corporations in the small print of the “terms and conditions” we routinely accept in exchange for trinkets to entertain us. Companies like Google and Facebook that … Continue reading →
The events over the past years are leaving many people fearful of what the future might bring. When President Trump announced from the White House Rose Garden a declaration of national emergency, Americans found themselves thrust into new territory in an unprecedented time of change. For many, their routine orderly lives were turned upside down, and they don’t quite know what to make of it. For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of … Continue reading →
“And some of the wise will fall victim to persecution. In this way they will be refined and cleansed and made pure until the time of the end. For the appointed time is yet to come.” Daniel 11:35 Strange verse for a meditation you may say, but let us consider. Daniel is hearing these words as he learns about the end times. Yes persecution happens, even if you live right and do good. Some would have you believe that God … Continue reading →
“I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed. O Lord, you are a great and awesome God. You always fulfill your covenant and keep your promises to those who love you and obey your commands.” Daniel 9:4 Recognition of the one being spoken to is important. Maybe you have never thought about it, but we tend to do this in other human situations as well. You introduce a guest speaker by sharing some amazing thing he has done. In … Continue reading →
“You were dead because of your sins and because your sin nature had not yet been cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross.” Col. 2:13-14 An old old hymn comes to mind. “At the cross, at the cross, where I first saw the light and the burdens of my heart rolled away. It … Continue reading →
“Behold God is my help. The Lord is the upholder of my life.” – Psalm 54:4 Sometimes I just need to focus. Have you been there? A crisis comes unexpectedly and I get in react mode rather than to think rationally. This morning the phone rang and yes it was an emergency. I was sleeping real good, so I let the person call back several times before I finally answered. Time for mom mode to kick in, but I felt … Continue reading →
“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way, though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea.” Psalm 46:1-2 How can we defeat fear? Yes faith is the key to defeating fear. Because God is a very present help in times of trouble we need not fear. In my head I see a scene from a movie. A building is burning. People find themselves … Continue reading →
Never before in American history have Christians experienced the war on Christianity, of being hated for following Jesus Christ as they are today. Jesus warned his disciples and explained why there exists a hatred for Christianity. “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the … Continue reading →
“Yet what we suffer now is nothing when compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.” Romans 8:18 Labor pains, we women who have had children can remember them. In the moment we are suffering we may be thinking it sure would be nice if men had to suffer like that. Funny thing though, that once the baby is in our arms the pain is forgotten. How strange that such a painful period of time just fades away … Continue reading →
Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved. [Matthew 24:9-13] Reaping What We’ve … Continue reading →
