When I was in grades 6, 7, and 8, I mowed lawns and made real good money. When I turned 17, a HS junior, my parents gave me a 7-year-old car with the stipulation that gas, tires, oil, licensing and insurance were all on me. I could afford those expenses with no problem, but I also realized... Continue Reading →
Christianity Expunged
From the book, "America’s Date With Destiny" From the Introduction: During the past twenty-five years, early American history has been rewritten. This generation of public school students can go through twelve years of elementary and high school and another four years of college without one lesson featuring the central role of America’s Judeo-Christian heritage in the... Continue Reading →
Church Essential – Light
The SSB afternoon session with Virgil Walker (09/12/2021) addressed the question, “Is the church essential?” He argued “Yes!” for three reasons: 1. for the saints, 2. for sanctification, and 3. for society. His points were excellent and important for us, the church in Gretna, to grasp as we navigate these days with more and more people and... Continue Reading →
Church Essential – Salt
The SSB afternoon session with Virgil Walker (09/12/2021) addressed the question, “Is the church essential?” He argued “Yes!” for three reasons: 1. for the saints, 2. for sanctification, and 3. for society. His points were excellent and important for us, the church in Gretna, to grasp as we navigate these days with more and more people and... Continue Reading →
Be Saved and Be Obedient!
For God’s blessings... Closing out the 9/11 remembrance and prayer time this morning, I laid a challenge out to all who desire God’s grace and mercy be ours for days to come and for our children: Be saved and Be obedient! BE SAVED? be saved today! be right with God today! Which means: You are a sinner and... Continue Reading →
Abounding!
I Peter 1:2b, Grace and peace be multiplied. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by... Continue Reading →
Rainbow Colors
This is a follow up to the Rainbow Musing of a couple of days ago... The colors of the Rainbow are Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet commonly known by the acronym ROY G BIV. ["What?! Another acronym?" Yes, sorry, Charlie. The world is full of them!] Let the colors help us grasp... Continue Reading →
9/11 plus 20
This Saturday morning (09/11/21) at SSB There is little doubt that our country is at a crossroads or a significant intersection of roads where “vendors” are peddling their fix for the nation’s malaise each promising a utopia, blessings or a pot of gold at the end. The question is which road will we take? Even for many... Continue Reading →
The Rainbow
magine the sight that greeted Noah and family as they exited the ark – a beautiful arc of colors in the sky. This splash of color welcomed them after 54 weeks in a dark box with only some shafts of light penetrating the dark from a high window. It has been a hard, hard year. Nothing like... Continue Reading →
You Know
While most of us can claim ignorance on a host of issues – or said otherwise, most of us should claim ignorance on a host of issues - not all do. We all know one or three who are experts on a myriad of issues if not all issues – just ask them! We all know two... Continue Reading →