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2024-03-22 23:51
Recently, I was sitting in a cafe reading a nice book and drinking some coffee. This is one of my favorite things to do and it is often in these moments that my mind wanders. As I sat there… Read More
2024-03-09 18:14
This is a prayer of boldness for my congregation. Much of this prayer derives from Philippians 1:12-24. Now We Pray *** Father, I know the world in which we currently live, is not o… Read More
2024-03-01 18:56
“He is proud, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and strifes of words, whereof cometh envy, strife, railings, evil surmisings, Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds… Read More
2024-02-24 16:51
Dear Holy Father I come before you in prayer. I pray for The Church on this day.  I thank You upon every remembrance of them, always in every prayer of mine, let me make this reques… Read More
2024-02-13 00:59
In 1978, a radio comedy was broadcasted from BBC which soon took the world by storm. It was a comedy which subtly took jabs at the intelligence of humanity and showed the frivolous routines… Read More
2024-02-02 18:38
Growing up, I had fond memories of spending time with my grandparents, who like me, enjoy learning new things. One outlet that we had for doing so was gathering around after school and watch… Read More
2024-01-31 18:57
“The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun” ~ Ecclesiastes 1:9 Recently… Read More
2024-01-19 18:28
I was recently playing a video game that I once enjoyed when I was a child. The game Skyrim is a fantasy Middle Ages game which stems from the popular series The Elder Scrolls. I have recent… Read More
2024-01-12 19:53
Melancholy ~ n. a pensive mood Have you ever been caught somewhere between joy and sadness, not knowing just which side of the emotional spectrum you lie? I know we even as a pastor, I ha… Read More
2024-01-01 21:47
Each year, the dawn of a New Year inspires new resolutions and new resolutions require new commitments. And rightly so, Christians gravitate to verses such as Psalm 37:5 and Proverbs 16:3. T… Read More
2023-12-23 01:09
Between December 20th and 25th, there was a Norse Pagan festival celebrated each year that likely looks very similar to a popular holiday we celebrate called Christmas. In fact, this pagan h… Read More
2023-12-10 00:02
Lord. Extend Your arm and hold me back when I seek the superficial elements of the world over the breadth of Your truth. Dear Lord, I know that entire churches and entities are founded on… Read More
2023-12-07 00:42
“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others” ~ Philippians 2:4 Divorce is a big problem in the United States. In U.S. nearly 50 percent o… Read More
2023-11-26 22:00
“Thems that die’ll be the lucky ones” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island My favorite fiction story of all time is Treasure Island. It is an incredible story… Read More
2023-11-25 10:00
“If a Christian remains in a carnal condition long after experiencing new birth, he hinders God’s salvation from realizing its full potential and manifestation. Only when he is g… Read More
2023-11-24 10:00
Father. This is a prayer of thanksgiving. I desire to make this known. I ask nothing of You now, because I am overwhelmed by the truth that You have already given everything. At times, I… Read More
2023-11-23 10:00
Jesus, you confuse me. I feel off even admitting it. I try to understand, but- Alas’ I do not. God with no pressure I confidently say I would lay my life down. Nonetheless, Lo… Read More
2023-11-22 10:00
“There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature” ~ Jane Austen “Greater love hath… Read More
2023-11-21 10:00
“G.O.D Great Omnipresent Divinity” ~ Stanley Paskavich The United States of America is a spectacular place. The U.S.A means so much to so many people. This amazing country has… Read More
2023-11-20 10:00
There are many reasons why as a pastor, I prefer and advocate for the use of the King James Version Bible. These reasons include literalness of interpretation, source of documents utilized… Read More
2023-11-19 10:00
In the King James Version of the Bible, there is 170 uses of the word, “grace.” Of the 170 references, 131 of these references are in the New Testament. This leaves only 39 refer… Read More
2023-11-18 10:00
In the Shakespearean play, As You Like It, there was a character who delivered a riveting and infamous dialogue addressing the origins, presence, and death of mans. This monologue has infamo… Read More
2023-11-17 10:00
“Well, I’ve been afraid of changin’‘Cause I’ve built my life around youBut time makes you bolderEven children get olderAnd I’m getting older too”… Read More
2023-11-16 10:00
As a science teacher, writer, pastor, and anxiety driven spazz, I need to admit. I like order. I love that our Lord is an orderly God (1 Corinthians 14:33; 40). I love that our Lord is a… Read More
2023-11-15 10:00
“As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man” ~ Proverbs 27:19 Have you every been around someone that entirely unnerves you? You do not know what cause it… Read More
2023-11-14 10:00
“On what basis can a righteous God justify the ungodly? It is entirely and all of grace” ~ Allistar Begg Often, as a pastor, I write about the unity of the Church. It is a top… Read More
2023-11-13 10:00
As an American Southerner, I can testify to the things considered delicacies to a Southerner. Southerners like their chicken fried, sweet tea, and many a’ Southern love tomato&rsqu&hell…Read More
2023-11-12 10:00
If you saw it, you’d likely not know it. If you held it, you’d like not feel it. If you were a rock collector, you’d likely mistake it for something else. I am talking… Read More
2023-11-11 10:00
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men’s bones, and of a… Read More
2023-11-10 10:00
“Painting calmed the chaos that shook my soul” ~ Niki de St. Phalle Unlike the above quote, painting does not calm my soul. I hate painting. I am not someone who enjoys the te… Read More
2023-11-09 10:00
“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. And above all these things put on charity, whic… Read More
2023-11-08 10:00
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you” ~ Elbert Hubbard As a teacher, I recently had an upgrade in my classroom. From the classic white board, I was… Read More
2023-11-07 10:00
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have… Read More
2023-11-06 10:00
“For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come” ~ 1 Timothy 4:8 Any… Read More
2023-11-05 10:00
“Simul Justus et Peccator” ~ Martin Luther I grew up in a religious tradition that believed that in this life, we can completely beat sin in our and live an entirely Holy life… Read More
2023-11-04 09:00
“If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough” ~ Albert Einstein Have you ever been in an intriguing conversation and right when you are abo… Read More
2023-11-03 09:00
When I was in college, studying within a Biblical course, I remember being asked the question, “If the Church decided what went into the Bible, what keeps the Church from adding to the… Read More
2023-11-02 09:00
“My bounty is as boundless as the sea,My love as deep; the more I give to thee,The more I have, for both are infinite” ~ Romeo & Juliet For men, it is generally frowne… Read More
2023-11-01 09:00
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started” ~ Mark Twain Bible study is a labor of love. A labor of love for our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. For the Christian, reading… Read More
2023-10-31 09:00
“He that becomes protector of sin shall surely become its prisoner” ~ St. Augustine Depravity. The word depravity describes a deep, moral corruption that has resided in the he… Read More
2023-10-30 04:01
“He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him… A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin” ~… Read More
2023-10-29 09:00
“The Christian army is the only army that shoots and buries its wounded” ~ Dr. Freddie Gauge This quote by Southern Baptist evangelist Freddie Gauge does well to play into the… Read More
2023-10-28 09:00
1 Thessalonians 5:11~ Wherefore comfort yourselves together, and edify one another, even as also ye do. Nearly every parent, kindergarten teacher, and day care worker has been in the situ… Read More
2023-10-27 09:00
Psalm 1:2 ~ “But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.“ Chicken nuggets. They are bite sized bits of chicken goodness. The… Read More
2023-10-26 09:00
And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God ~ Genesis 21:33 In the Old Testament, and the New Testament for the fact of th… Read More
2023-10-25 09:00
“Coffee is always a good idea” – Unknown 3 in 4 Americans drink coffee everyday. It is the second most consumed beverage in America behind water. The coffee industry is… Read More
2023-10-24 09:00
“The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others” ~ Captain America There is an assignment that I often assign to my chemistry classes that require… Read More
2023-10-23 09:00
Fall is a beautiful time of the year. The colors change. Holidays are ushed in. And seasonal drinks galore are advertised. But it can also be a confusing time. Sometimes, summer sticks ar… Read More
2023-10-22 23:02
“God requireth not a uniformity of religion” ~ Roger Williams Roger Williams was famous for creating the plantations which later became the Colony of Rhode Island and eventua… Read More
2023-10-21 09:00
Basil the Great ~ “Everyone is a theologian, even those who have stains on their souls.” When in college, I pursued a double track. I pursued ministry and I pursued exercise s… Read More
2023-10-20 09:00
Jude 1:4 ~ For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the o… Read More
2023-10-19 09:00
Colossians 3:1 ~ If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. The Bible records that communication consisted of one s… Read More
2023-10-18 09:00
“If you want to do a few small things right, do them yourself. If you want to do great things and make a big impact, learn to delegate” ~ John C. Maxwell Delegation is a beaut… Read More
2023-10-17 09:00
Oxymoron ~ A figure of speech that combines two usually contradictory terms in a compressed paradox. Language is such a beautiful thing. It is filled with an organized code of symbols whi… Read More
2023-10-16 09:00
“The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain” ~ 2 Timothy 1:16 A few weeks ago, I had plans to get to work earl… Read More
2023-10-15 09:00
Did you know that 43% of the Bible is narrative/stories? Despite this, not many know how to read them. The characters in narratives actions do not always reflect Jewish or Gentile proper con… Read More
2023-10-14 09:00
I have always had an affinity for comic books and superheroes. I grew up enjoying Batman, Wolverine, and Spiderman; however, one superhero always peaked my interest. This superhero is Dar… Read More
2023-10-13 09:00
“For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision” ~… Read More
2023-10-12 09:00
“Why is it I always get my best ideas while shaving?” ~ Albert Einstein Within my life, I have taken on many different images. In high school, I grew out my hair (oh, the awkw… Read More
2023-10-11 09:00
“You only live once—so drink great wine” ~ Anonymous For my adult readers, whether you enjoy wine or not. The Bible has much to say about the beverage. It holds special… Read More
2023-10-10 21:00
 “Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him” ~ John 3:2 In high school, I participate… Read More
2023-10-09 22:30
“Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ” ~ Ephesians 4:1… Read More
2023-10-09 04:01
October 9th commemorates a holiday that not many people outside of Nordic communities know or recognize. It is a day known as Leif Erikson Day. It is a fascinating holiday that gets overshad… Read More
2023-10-08 09:00
What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? ~ Romans 6:1-2 There is a large variety o… Read More
2023-10-07 20:30
“But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead; Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our jus… Read More
2023-10-06 09:00
 “Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God” ~ 2 Corinthians 5:20 Ahead of… Read More
2023-10-05 09:00
“For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, y… Read More
2023-10-04 09:00
“3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; 4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be… Read More
2023-10-03 09:00
“16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all… Read More
2023-10-02 09:00
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus” ~ Galatians 3:28 There is a recent pheno… Read More
2023-10-01 09:00
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ” ~ Titus 2:13 Yearly in America, schools gear up for a special time ca… Read More
2023-09-30 09:00
“But just as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness and in the [e]love we inspired in you, see that you abo… Read More
2023-09-29 09:00
Carbon is an element that is simple in composition, but functionally is complicated and so very interesting. Even though it is simple in structure, there is nothing basic about carbon. Al… Read More
2023-09-28 09:00
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” ~ John 1:14 The Gospel… Read More
2023-09-28 00:30
“15 But even unto this day, when Moses is read, the vail is upon their heart. 16 Nevertheless when it shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away. 17 Now… Read More
2023-09-27 09:00
“Most of the evil in this world is done by people with good intentions” ~ T.S. Eliot “Hell is paved with good intentions” ~ Samuel Johnson The modern culture is… Read More
2023-09-26 22:50
“12 Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13 Forbearing one another, and forgi… Read More
2023-09-25 09:00
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. ~2 Corinthians 4:16 When I was in 5th grade, I was training for competition. I m… Read More
2023-09-24 09:00
One afternoon on May 6th, 1937, over the horizon many onlookers gazed at a large mass steadily piercing the air and approaching. It was hydrogen powered airship, the LZ 129 Hindenburg… Read More
2023-09-23 19:02
History is full of odd, nearly unbelievable stories. I once heard one of these stories when looking into the life of the infamous emperor Charlemagne. Charlemagne was a renowned king and who… Read More
2023-09-22 23:35
“And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.” ~ John 1:46 In John 1:43-51, we find a story of Jesus assemb… Read More
2023-09-21 09:00
Walmart is often a dreaded experience, at least for me, a male. With my one track mind, I got in for some milk, eggs, and or something else mundane. My wife Hallie goes in with me with anoth… Read More
2023-09-20 09:00
“Real estate cannot be lost or stolen, nor can it be carried away. Purchased with common sense, paid for in full, and managed with reasonable care, it is about the safest investment in… Read More
2023-09-19 09:00
“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.” ~ 2 Thessalonians 3:10 There is an old saying about old sayings cal… Read More
2023-09-18 22:09
“From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of t… Read More
2023-09-17 09:00
“Talk not to me of blasphemy, man; I’d strike the sun if it insulted me” ~ Captain Ahab from Moby Dick by Herman Melville Human wrath is a cunning and volatile phen… Read More
2023-09-16 09:00
Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and… Read More
2023-09-15 09:00
The Great Physician “The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient who has the disease.” ~ Sir William Osler Sir William Osler, one of the … Read More
2023-09-14 09:00
“By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son, 18 Of whom it was said, That in Isaac shall thy… Read More
2023-09-13 09:00
When leaving the house one morning recently, there was a beautiful sunrise that nearly took my breath away. It was not raining. Nearly one minute down the road, it was raining, but then… Read More
2023-09-12 09:00
 “But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness. And their word will eat as doth a canker…” ~ 2 Timothy 2:16-17 Upon the rel… Read More
2023-09-10 09:00
“For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, Who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.” ~… Read More
2023-09-09 00:30
“And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of his glory.” ~ Isaiah 6:3 A science teacher teaches about tw… Read More
2023-09-08 23:49
“And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them… 4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also af… Read More
2023-09-04 20:27
“Who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.” ~ 1 Peter 2:24 Bare… Read More
2023-08-30 00:29
Conversion. Church Terms, Simple #1 You may sometimes hear the word, “convert” or “conversion.” This English word comes from the two Latin words that mean “t… Read More
2023-08-25 15:21
Gearing up in America is a time of year defined by tailgates, reserved Fridays, and an excessive amount of chicken wing consumption. These three gleefully gluttonous events revolve around th… Read More
2023-08-20 00:58
“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.” ~ 1 Timothy 6:12 Boxing… Read More
2023-08-14 13:45
Growing up, I idolized the iconic superhero, Batman. I wanted to be him, aside for the dead parents and deep, unending, introspective feelings of vengeance. I wanted to be “nice”… Read More

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