JUDE 1:24-25: “Now to him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of his glory, without blemish and with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our … Continue reading →

II JOHN 1:9-11: “Anyone who does not remain in Christ’s teaching but goes beyond it does not have God. The one who remains in that teaching, this one has both the Father and the Son. If anyone comes to you … Continue reading →

I JOHN 5:1-4: “Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of him. This is how we know that we love God’s children: when … Continue reading →

I JOHN 3:23-24: “Now this is his command: that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another as he commanded us. The one who keeps his commands remains in him, and he in him. … Continue reading →

I JOHN 1:5-9: “This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light, and there is absolutely no darkness in him. If we say, “We have fellowship with him,” and yet we walk in … Continue reading →

II Peter 2:20-21: “For if, having escaped the world’s impurity through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in these things and defeated, the last state is worse for them than the first. For … Continue reading →

I PETER 5:6-11: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you. Be sober-minded, be alert. Your adversary the … Continue reading →

JAMES 4:13-17: “Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there and do business and make a profit.” Yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring — what … Continue reading →

JAMES 2:18-19: “But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith by my works. You believe that God is one. Good! Even the demons believe — and they … Continue reading →

HEBREWS 13:8: “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.” CSB OBSERVATION: Can a person really change? Can the failures of the past really be redeemed? Are we destined to be defined by the mistakes we have made? Change … Continue reading →

HEBREWS 9:12-14: “He entered the most holy place once for all time, not by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes … Continue reading →

ISAIAH 11:6-9: “The wolf will dwell with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the goat. The calf, the young lion, and the fattened calf will be together, and a child will lead them. The cow and the … Continue reading →

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2019 As I look out on the golf course through my sliding glass door this morning, there is an eerie calm. The skies are grey, the sun is hidden, and there is a slight gentle breeze. It … Continue reading →

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2019 As I look out my window I see the beginnings of a storm brewing. Hurricane Dorian has slowed its approach and increased its intensity. It is no longer headed up the middle of the state of … Continue reading →

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2019 As I sit here and reflect upon the impending hurricane the skies are filled with a mixture of white and gray clouds, and the sun is shining on the golf course looking out of my living … Continue reading →

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31, 2019 Karen and I have made all the necessary preparations for hurricane Dorian. It has now been upgraded to a Category 4 Hurricane. The news reports say that this possibly will be the storm of a generation … Continue reading →

ECCLESIASTES 11:1, 5-6: “Send your bread on the surface of the water, for after many days you may find it… Just as you don’t know the path of the wind, or how bones develop in the womb of a pregnant … Continue reading →

TITUS 2:11-13: “For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age, while we wait for … Continue reading →

ECCLESIASTES 3:1, 11: “There is an occasion for everything, and a time for every activity under heaven:…He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also put eternity in their hearts, but no one can discover the work God … Continue reading →

II TIMOTHY 2:24-26: “The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but must be gentle to everyone, able to teach, and patient, instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth. Then … Continue reading →