Word-Of-The-Day: ‘<Jesus said,>”Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.”’ (Matthew 10:32) Today I find myself in the little town of Helen, Georgia in the southern Appalachians. It is a Bavarian-themed village, full of German restaurants and shops geared toward Alpine and central Europe goods. For some reason, Sasquatch…
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘For this God is our God for ever and ever; He will be our guide even to the end.’ (Psalm 48:14) Some now live in fear and trepidation in our nation over recent events. School and church shootings, political assassinations of pundits, protests and riots in our streets; these are not new as these…
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘<God told Israel through Isaiah,>”Do not tremble, do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim this and foretell it long ago? You are my witnesses. Is there any God besides me? No, there is no other Rock; I know not one.”’ (Isaiah 44:8) Both of our cats, Leta and Lacey, are loving and ‘snuggly’…
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(10) <Jesus said,>”Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (11) Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. (12) Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in…
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(18) “I have not made trouble for Israel,” Elijah replied <to King Ahab>. “But you and your father’s family have. You have abandoned the Lord’s commands and have followed the Baals. (19) Now summon the people from all over Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel. And bring the four hundred and fifty prophets…
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘(12b) <Paul writes in his Epistle to Philippi> …continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, (13) for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.’ (Philippians 2:12b-13) ‘(19) We love because <God> first loved us. (20) Whoever claims to love…
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘<God said to Israel through Isaiah,> ”For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.”’ (Isaiah 41:13) With the election a week away, pundits from both sides are promoting ‘doom’ if the other side wins. Draconian measures like martial…
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.’ (2 Timothy 1:7); ‘Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.’ (Proverbs 29:25) The Israeli intelligence coup in the exploding pagers and walkie-talkies, for once, gave the…
Word-Of-The-Day: ‘Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?’ (1 Corinthians 3:16) This week, several towns in Massachusetts are returning to COVID-era lockdowns, in a voluntary and limited at this time, for Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). Though only one case of human infection has occurred, four…
