“The Lord who rescued me from the claws of the lion and the bear will rescue me from this Philistine.” – 1Samuel 17:37 David gives us one tool to use in exercising our faith. What has God done for you in the past that can embolden you to do this new thing? David found courage from previous experience. So can you. And so I ask this morning what is your giant? Perhaps it may be an illness, a disability, or … Continue reading →
“May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great for you to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.” – Ephesians 3:19 Experience teaches us much more than just book learning. I see this as I participate in the ham radio community. Yes I am a ham radio operator and I am gaining experience as I take part in the many activities offered to … Continue reading →
The health and well-being of your family is very important so you should never take chances when it comes to feeding your family. Instead of buying those conventionally grown food products, I recommend you switch to organic food. Natural organic health food does not contain harmful chemicals that can cause long term damage to the body. Moreover, studies show that organic health foods sold in leading organic health food shops around the country contain more vitamins and minerals compared to … Continue reading →
The simple answer is… No. At least not for the general public who do not have symptoms of COVID-19-like illness. Cloth masks have been used in US healthcare settings starting in the late 1800s. It came from the realization that surgical wounds need protection from the droplets released in the breath of surgeons. The technology was later applied outside the operating room in an effort to control the spread of infectious epidemics. In the 1918 influenza pandemic, masks were available … Continue reading →
When coronavirus began to spread across the globe in early 2020, there was very little publicly known information about what they termed a “novel” or new coronavirus. While this did appear to be a new strain of coronavirus, the virus itself had been long known and studied. There had been previous attempts to create a vaccine to combat the virus, all of which failed. Most studies concluded at the end of their grant money and didn’t continue. Other studies were … Continue reading →
“Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends.” – Proverbs 17:9 Friendship can not survive without real forgiveness. No matter how close you and a friend are you will at some point fail. That friend will fail too? Forgiveness is a must in relationship. “I remember that time when you said you would, but you didn’t,” says one friend to the other. And thus we see a fault that has not been forgiven. Just … Continue reading →
“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 →
