Proverbs 14:34, Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. By Ray Stedman, 1971 “I have never forgotten something I learned years ago when in Hawaii. It is recorded in the motto of that fiftieth state. This motto is a result of the work of the early Christian missionaries who came from... Continue Reading →
Body after Death
California just passed a law allowing for the composting of a human body in order to become fertilizer back to the earth (takes effect in 2027). What? WOW!! You have to be kidding me! Actually, four other states already allow such an ending for a human body [In CO, Natural Funeral is doing so now. The body is put in an insulated... Continue Reading →
Queen Elizabeth
The passing of Queen Elizabeth is so large - so very Big! Thanks to God for her life and example! The Queen brought to life a strength, a calm and a prestige/dignity to a world so desperately in need of such. We live in a world of government people, business folk, and church-goers overflowing with ego, conniving and... Continue Reading →
Randoms 2
It is 103 degrees out as I write this. Isn’t air conditioning wonderful? Which, on a day such as this, takes huge amounts of energy which is generated almost exclusively in fossil fuel fired power plants. I don't see anytime soon where wind or sun will be able to do likewise. AFA Journal, August 2022 – I believe our... Continue Reading →
Men’s Advance Recap
A recap of the men’s time this morning... Ten Thousand Unthanked Providences — Daily! John Piper, desiringGod, Jan. 12, 2021 I can’t help but pause here to make an observation about the way the world responds to God’s providence. If there is a storm at sea and an ocean liner is sunk, or if a hazardous... Continue Reading →
Roe Overturned
June 24, 2022 is a marked day in the United States for it was then that the Supreme Court reversed itself on the federalization of abortion. In the court’s ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, they did not rule that abortion was illegal or that their abortion was legal, but that the Constitution made no... Continue Reading →
Another Mass Shooting
How terrible is the news today - for those parents and family, for the other students and school staff, for the extended family and friends, for the officers who have to process the scene, for the community, for America and for each of us. This is just terribly horrible! In the wake of the... Continue Reading →
God and Stars
This past Sunday night I sat in a lawn chair on a drive and watched the shadow of the earth spread across the moon. It was great to watch God’s creation putting on a show - and right on time! How is it that science can declare such an event years before it happens and even... Continue Reading →
Random Notes
Pastor Jack Hibbs recently left his viewers with this brief truth journey: Genesis 3:9, Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” Jeremiah 2:5, Thus says the Lord: “What injustice have your fathers found in Me, that they have gone far from Me, have followed idols, and have become idolaters? John 1:11, He came to His own, and His own did... Continue Reading →
Praying Today
Today the Supreme Court hears arguments concerning a Mississippi abortion law with an expected decision mid-summer. This is a huge day for the court and for us. While the right of women is on the line, much greater is the idea of what is carried in the womb of one who is pregnant - a... Continue Reading →