Abortion: SCOTUS leak, Roe struck down 6/24, protest at justices’ homes, Respect for Marriage Act AI: Meta, cameras, tracking, virtual world, humans infused with technology, smart phones Border: immigrants, human trafficking (agree to be slaves so to get here, about 50k children smuggled in every year), Title 42 struggle, TX busing to cities/Martha’s Vineyard Climate: electric vehicles, pipeline shut -... Continue Reading →
Words are powerful, influential, moving and again, very powerful things! Look at that Bible laying on your coffee table. A book of many, many, many words. God uses words! Words matter! Words are powerful! Words work! Romans 10:17, So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Hosea 14:2, Take words with you, and return to the Lord. Say to... Continue Reading →
Of eternity past - God, fully God, always God – without beginning Micah 5:2, from everlasting John 1:1, in the beginning Word – the Word was God Decreed to make a being in His image to dwell with Him forever Genesis 1:26, Let us make man in our image Jesus: “I’ll pay their sin debt.”... Continue Reading →
Hebrews 11:6, But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Hebrews 11:1, Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. “The just shall live by faith” - Habakkuk 2:4 and three more times! Romans 1:17, Galatians 3:11, and Hebrews... Continue Reading →
Ethics is about “oughts” or standards which should be universal and unchanging. From where should those oughts come? There are a host of ideas brought forth but none prove to be universal or unchanging save one set - those from the Bible. But why believe the Bible? Who says it is universal and unchanging? For one,... Continue Reading →
It has been said that people in the United States face two absolutes: death and taxes. This is often trumped with, “No, there is only one absolute: death!” How so? Because, one can refuse or fail to pay taxes and become a number in the prison system and not a taxpayer. It needs to also be... Continue Reading →
Targets for the coming year... I Peter 1:13, “Therefore” is a New Year’s word. The word, “Therefore” means there was material, teachings, points before and there are now more to follow. Thus, in 2022 we learned and witnessed much; “therefore”, in 2023 we will need to do this or that. In I Peter 1:13-17 there are five... Continue Reading →
We sent this out with the Prayer Prods yesterday... Thoughts for a New Year: From Psalm 51 11 Do not cast me away from Your presence, and do not take Your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous Spirit. 13 Then I will teach transgressors Your ways, and sinners shall... Continue Reading →
We close out 2022 – another calendar year concluded – WOW! It is an annual ritual to put up new calendars after transferring important personal notes to each day of the new calendar. The months of the coming year remain the same and the number of days in each the same except February every fourth year.... Continue Reading →
Many artists and card companies are famous for winter pictures at night, often including a church building with its lights on. Look over the cards you have received this season and take note. Here are some sources of such pictures: Terry Redlin Norman Rockwell Hallmark Cards Wellspring Cards Yesterday was December 21 with roadways busy... Continue Reading →
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