“The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of His law.” (Deuteronomy 29:29) As I began to preach in my young days by appointment out of Oklahoma City, I was able to enjoy […]

“The Lord has been mindful of us; He will bless us …” (Psalm 115:12)  I recently took a little walk … the same walk I had taken several weeks ago. But this walk was not down some pathway, sidewalk, or track. No … it was a walk down ‘memory lane.’ Have you ever been on […]

Consider The Patience Of God …  “But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.” (Psalm 86:15) Our God … the Creator and Sustainer of this world … is such an awesome God! It can be a real challenge when we try to get our […]

“The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression.”  (Proverbs 19:11, NKJV) Patience is a skill that I’m still working on, myself. The wise man is telling us that we are showing “good sense” and… we are being “sensible people” when we follow his inspired words! […]

“… The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.” (Ecclesiastes 7:8) I mentioned to my wife the subject matter for this week’s blog post and when I did I received the “huh … do you think you’re an expert on that subject?” I had to confess … far from it! Allow me […]

“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30, NKJV) […]

“Praise the Lord!  Blessed is the man who fears the Lord, Who delights greatly in His commandments.  His descendants will be mighty on earth.” (Psalm 112:1-2, NKJV)  It was our regularly scheduled first Sunday night of the month singing service.  It’s always uplifting with a theme selected by the one designated to arrange the songs […]

“… For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.’ So we may boldly say: ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not fear, what man can do to me.” (Hebrews 13:5b-6, NKJV) Some days … well … some days are just harder to handle than other days.  We know that […]

 “Bezalel son of Uri, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses.” (Exodus 38:22) What we do with our lives matters!  The world may try and tell us just the opposite and does so with regularity.  The emergence of the ‘cancel culture’ attempts to relegate some […]

“The Lord is My Shepherd, I shall not want …” (Psalm 23:1)  David as a young shepherd boy knew what was required to look after his father’s sheep.  When he became King of Israel, he would come to understand what was required to look after an entire nation. In all of this … throughout the […]