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"Whoever believes in Him is not comdemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son." - John 3:18   read more..

HOLY WEEK "We were reconciled to God by the death of His Son." - Romans 5:10   Whether you realized it or not, when you arose Sunday morning you began a week which commemorates read more..

The crowd on the first Palm Sunday had gathered for more than just a party or a parade. They desperately wanted to be saved. Listen Online: {audio}podcast/sm20080316.mp3{/audio}... read more..

This is the day the LORD hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.   Isaiah 52:13-53:4 Philippians 2:5-11 Matthew 21 1-11 Psalm 24   This is Palm Sunday. On this day the Savior e read more..

" Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall." - 1 Corinthians 10:12   Overconfidence led to the flight of the Apostles in the hour of danger. It accounts read more..

For as far back as I can remember (which may not be very long in real time) I have been getting e-mails from eHarmony.com. I do not mind getting e-mails because that is what the Internet is all ab read more..

"He that saith, I know Him, and keepeth not His Commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him." - 1 John 2:4   What is Christianity?  It is God's grace in Christ; forgi read more..

"I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no man cometh unto the Father but by Me." - John 14:6   On the beam and off the beam have become figures of speech well known to all Amer read more..

"Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness." - Matthew 6:33   A former Army chaplain had tried for four busy and heartbreaking years to be a pastor, parent, and broth read more..

"A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who pours out lies will perish." - Proverbs 19:9   God's judgment upon those who lie seems to be extremely harsh. They who willfull read more..

"By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went even though he did not know where he was going. By faith he made his home in the pro read more..

Becoming a Christian means you have been set free from unneccessary spiritual burdens, but at times a maturing follower of Jesus choses to take embrace those burdens back into their life. Listen to f... read more..

This is the day the LORD hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.   Exekiel 37:1-14 Romans 8:11-19 Gospel John 11:47-53 Psalm 116:1-9   Since the fall the man into sin it has al read more..

An item on the evening news pointed out a growing problem with many people, which they called sleep deprivation. I never heard of this before and until recently, I was never interested in this sub read more..

"Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to every creature." - Mark 16:15   Jesus has said to each of us: "I will make you fishers of men." The skill of a fisherm read more..

"He first findeth his own brother, and he brought him to Jesus." - John 1:41,42   It seems that there are many Christian people who want the Gospel of Christ to be preached in dista read more..

"O Timothy, Keep that which is committed to thy trust." - 1 Timothy 6:20   We are keepers of the holy faith which Christ has committed to our trust. We may have impressive church read more..

An office technician got a call from a computer user. The user told the tech that her computer was not working. She described the problem and the tech concluded that her computer needed to be brought ... read more..

"The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Here is a glutton and a drunkared, a friend of tax collectors and sinners. But wisdom is proved by her actions." - Matthew 11:19 read more..

Here's a classic toy from the past.  The "Etch a Sketch" fascinated us for years as children and gave many of us lots of practice dealing with the disappointment of not being able to read more..

One day a cowboy walked into a blacksmith shop and picked up a horseshoe, not realizing that it had just come from the forge.He immediately dropped it and jammed his hand into his pocket, trying to ac... read more..

Recently, I was pleasantly surprised to discover I was wearing my lucky pants. I do not have that many pants in my wardrobe and to discover I had put on my lucky pants really made my day. I hav read more..

"Whosoever shall deny Me before men, him will I also deny before my Father which is in heaven." - Matthew 10:33   We may never be asked to die for our Savior, but we are asked to l read more..

"Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered." - Matthew 10:29,30   read more..

"Ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations, that the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise read more..

When a customer left his cell phone in my store, I scrolled through his saved numbers, stopped at "Mom" and pushed send. His mother answered, and I told her what happened."Don't worry," she said, "I'l... read more..

Charlie bit him - there isn't much more to say about it! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});     read more..

Recently, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and Yours Truly were blessed with the arrival of our seventh grandchild. Jordan Nichole Papanu arrived on planet earth on February 13. The grandfat read more..

"Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is fixed on Thee, because he trusteth in Thee." - Isaiah 26:3   God wants us to have peace of mind. He has made peace of mind possib read more..

During basic army training, a sergeant was telling his group how a submachine gun sprayed bullets. He drew a circle on a blackboard and announced that it had 260 degrees.“But, sergeant, all circles ha... read more..