C D SWANSON July 9, 2025 Poetry 2,983
Though earth be rent and stars consume with flame, Yet shall Thy Word endure, steadfast the same. The seas may roar and kingdoms flee away, But Thou, O Lord, art constant night and day. “The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.” ...
Read More » John Clark July 8, 2025 Faith 1,446
A long time ago there was a commercial on television with the words, “Help, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up.” When the people fall physically, which is very common among the elderly, the fire department can be called because they know how to put people back on their feet ...
Read More » Keith July 7, 2025 TBL China 1,295
ACTS 20 24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. 我却不以性命为念,也不看为宝贵,只要行完我的路程,成就我从主耶稣所领受的职事,证明 神恩惠的福音。 (使徒行传 20:24 和合本) ...
Read More » C D SWANSON July 7, 2025 Faith 1,793
Job 38:12 “Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;” Tucked in the whirlwind of God’s questioning to Job, this verse shines quietly. It’s not typically quoted as a declaration of love—but look closer. The Lord reveals that even the morning obeys ...
Read More » Dale B July 4, 2025 Politics 4,324
On August 28, 1947, President Harry S Truman wrote of America to Pope Pius XII: “Your Holiness, this is a Christian Nation. More than a half century ago that declaration was written into the decrees of the highest court in this land.” U.S. Supreme Court 1892: America is a Christian Nation U.S. Supreme Court stated in ...
Read More » John Clark July 3, 2025 Faith 1,816
On June 18, 2025, I had a close encounter of the wrong kind. A vehicle on a two lane road was passing other vehicles and coming toward me in my lane. Only because I quickly turned to the right allowing the passing vehicle to squeeze between my car and the ...
Read More » Matthew S July 2, 2025 Faith 1,912
I want to talk a little bit about the word Duty. Its definition can be simplified to this, one person’s obligation to another. In the context for this article, it is our duty to God. We who are saved by the one true living God have a duty to give ...
Read More » Dale B July 1, 2025 Family 1,800
Just because a young man and young woman are saved does not mean they will have a Christian family. The Christian family today is loosely defined. It could refer to a man, a woman, and their children who occasionally attend church or actually join a church. As I looked for ...
Read More » Keith June 30, 2025 TBL China 1,384
Reading Nehemiah Chapter 4 阅读尼希米记 第4章 Have you a Sanballat or Tobiah in your Life? 你的生活中有参巴拉或多比雅吗? When you start a work for God, you will suffer persecution and opposition. 当你开始为神工作时,你会遭受逼迫和反对。 We have already met in Chapter 2, the three opponents of Nehemiah and here they come again. 我们已经在第二章中遇到了尼希米记的三个反对者,他们又来了。 Opposition will come ...
Read More » C D SWANSON June 30, 2025 Relationships 1,366
Genesis 1:1–3 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there ...
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