Blooming For Jesus
One of the supreme advantages of summer is the beauty of blooming flowers. Although spring blossoms have long since disappeared, geraniums, hibiscuses, roses, gladiolas, petunias, daisies, hydrangeas, and a host of other showy plants decorate the July landscape. Daylilies are also displaying in all their gorgeous variety of colors and…
Celebrating, Remembering, and Preserving Freedom
On Monday, our nation will celebrate its 246th birthday. This milestone should be honored by all Americans who today enjoy liberty and freedom largely unprecedented in human history. We all owe an enormous debt of gratitude to our Heavenly Father as well as to those brave colonists who fought for…
Help For Our Valley And For Ukraine
It is with great anguish that we watch the destruction of Ukraine. This once vibrant nation is being mercifully bombarded and each Russian bullet and bomb exacts additional suffering and pain. Our prayers continue for the return of peace and prosperity for these beleaguered people. It’s hard to imagine, but…
Adopted By Our Heavenly Father
The third Sunday in June is always observed as Father’s Day and is a time when we should be especially grateful for those individuals God put in our lives as our male parents. What a blessing to have had a godly father who loved his Lord, his wife, and his…
Hezekiah’s Tunnel and Our Own
Many tourists visit Israel each year to walk the streets where Jesus walked and see the sights mentioned throughout the Bible. Although there is much to see in Galilee, Bethlehem, and the Jordan River Valley, no trip to Israel is complete without visiting its capital, Jerusalem. While many sites impress…
The Proof Is In The Doing
Summertime is water time. During these warming days, many individuals and families take to the beach, the pool, or the river attempting to stay cool. Raft trips, kayaking, swimming, boating, skiing and more invite the overheated to find relief and refreshment. One of the most common summer activities in the…
The Importance of Our Allegiances
With the arrival of Memorial Day on Monday, we unofficially enter the summer vacation season. Even though summer doesn’t technically begin until later in June, this is the holiday that gets the grills cleaned off and brings the deck furniture out. What we must not forget are those for whom…
Graduation, Congratulation, and Sanctification
May is a month for graduations! Many students are celebrating their commencement from high schools, colleges, trade schools, and more. Congratulations to all of these on achieving this significant level of accomplishment and for moving on to the next chapters in life. Although the word graduation itself has come to…
God’s Creation Teaches Another Lesson
This Saturday marks the end of another spring turkey season and the beginning of my long wait until archery dates arrive in October. In the meantime, I can enjoy the turkey meat and regale you with my tales from this season. What’s that? I never told you? Please allow me…
Happy Birthday to A Good Friend
Next week Israel will celebrate its 74th birthday. The modern Israeli nation was reborn on May 14, 1948 following the bitter holocaust by the Nazis and has endured in spite of innumerable attempts to destroy her. Since her modern founding, Israel has grown and blessed the world with many technological…