Hard work trumps talent. A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit. The eight laws of learning are: explanation, demonstration, imitation, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition, repetition.[Or teach then REVIEW! REVIEW! REVIEW!] - John Wooden “Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to... Continue Reading →
C M Buttermore Boys
On December 7, 1941, a nearly perfect Sunday morning in Oahu, HI was turned into a horror as 353 Japanese aircraft from 6 aircraft carriers about 230 miles north swooped in to attack Pearl Harbor naval base and the airbase Ford Field killing 2,403 unsuspecting Americans. The next day Franklin Delano Roosevelt addressed the nation:... Continue Reading →
War
November 12, 2023 Sunday Evening Service.... "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" President Ronald Reagan on veterans (play 1:37- 4:00): Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHG_TA1T5mg Thinking of soldiers: II Timothy 2:1-7 2:7 Soldiers to consider - May God give understanding! 2:1 Be STRONG 2:3 Endure Hardship 2:4 Be not entangled 2:5 By the rules 2:6 Hardworking Romans 13:1, The... Continue Reading →
Deck or Alley People?
April 26, 1607, a cross was erected on the shore of Chesapeake Bay. On April 29 of the same year, another cross was erected at Jamestown and this prayer of dedication was offered: “We do hereby dedicate this Land, and ourselves, to reach the People within these shores with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to... Continue Reading →
Heaven Awaits the Saved
Heaven awaits those who have embraced Jesus as their Savior in repentance, confession and submission. To die as His is to step into the presence of the Lord in Heaven. Considering Revelation 4:1-2 as a picture, to step into Heaven is to step up to the throne. It is not to meet Grandma at the gate or... Continue Reading →
Independence Day
INDEPENDENCE DAY – July 4 - 2023 God Bless America, Land That I Love, YES! How blessed I am to live here! Thank You, Lord! God Bless America, Land That I Love, Stand Beside Her And Guide Her Through The Night With A Light From Above. Please, Lord – be 'long-side, guide, and enlighten! And… O beautiful... Continue Reading →
Free and Brave
Our national anthem – “The Star Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key O! say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming: Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming, And the rocket's red... Continue Reading →
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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 →
“The Ticket”
These past days I have sat with a number of people and point blank asked them if they are going to Heaven. Three reported that they thought so and one said he was not sure. To the one reporting not sure, I gave him this illustration: If I come to your door, as the owner, you... Continue Reading →
Cantata “A Son Is Given”
Tomorrow the SSB Christmas choir will present the cantata, “A Son is Given” by Adam Morgan from Majesty Music. It is an annual blessing to join other voices under the leadership of Shawna to continue to worship our Jesus on Sundays after our worship hour is completed. [Thanks so much, Shawna, for the yearly blessing!] This... Continue Reading →
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