Last Sunday morning I was flipping through the TV channels before leaving for church. I was so sad to hear a pastor of a very large church begin his teaching about the gospel of Matthew, the very beginning of the New Testament. He told his congregation, “The first chapter of…
Read moreI just finished getting ready for the big shopping day, “Black Friday.” I have my list of “must haves” and my plan of where to begin at 4 AM. I have gone through the flyers and found the best deals. And, as I write this, I am watching one of…
Read more“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work.” Exodus 20:8-10a NKJV Did you know that the Labor Day holiday originally started…
Read moreEvery year in our town the residents gather to participate in a unique event, The Good Friday Cross Walk. Young and old, rich and poor, able and handicapped gather in a parking lot to carry every sort of homemade cross on their shoulder to a city park two miles away.…
Read moreLuke 7:36-50 (NLT) One of the Pharisees asked Jesus to have dinner with him, so Jesus went to his home and sat down to eat. When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. Then she…
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