C D SWANSON July 29, 2024 Heart Warming 1,479
Luke 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. I love everything in the Bible -from Genesis to Revelation, and in each book, I find joy, and love in all that which is recorded. Why? Because ...
Read More » Linda Delgado July 29, 2024 Poetry 1,219
This chaotic world we live in today is quite stuck on doing things their way. Some churches, where God usually finds great joy, have brought Him disappointment, from their ploys. In being too concerned with pleasing men, they’ve left out the One who forgave their sins. His critiquing was not ...
Read More » C D SWANSON July 27, 2024 Relationships 1,597
The Betrayal of Joseph The story of Joseph’s betrayal by his brothers is one of the most poignant narratives in the Bible, found in Genesis 37. Joseph, favored by his father Jacob, was envied by his brothers. Their jealousy culminated in a grievous act of betrayal when they sold him ...
Read More » Dale B July 26, 2024 Faith 846
The man bowed his head. He was ashamed to look Nathan in the eyes. His shoulders slumped. Tears came to his eyes. The prophet Nathan had just confronted him about his sin with Bathsheba and his murder of her husband. Then he told David that he had “given great occasion ...
Read More » Jennifer Woodley July 24, 2024 Heart Warming 1,008
Isaiah 53:3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. If you can labor through the Old English vernacular, The Prince and the Pauper, written ...
Read More » Keith July 23, 2024 TBL China 873
Judges 2 士师记2 10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the Lord, nor yet the works which He had done for Israel. 10那世代的人也都归了自己的列祖。后来有别的世代兴起,不知道耶和华,也不知道耶和华为以色列人所行的事。 11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the ...
Read More » Matthew S July 23, 2024 Faith 1,351
“Do as I say, not as I do”. Does anyone else remember this old saying? I certainly do. It seems like I heard it quite often when I was growing up. I can recall on several occasions thinking; he told me to do this but he’s not doing this. Why ...
Read More » Keith July 22, 2024 TBL China 872
Why I Am A Christian 为什么我是一个基督徒? So, I am not an atheist, I am a Christian! 那么我不是一个无神论者,我是一个基督徒! You may be saying, but there is no evidence for God, yes there is. 你可能会说,对于神,没有什么证据,然而证据确实存在。 Why do I believe in God, why Christianity? 为什么我相信神,为什么是基督教呢? First let’s look at the influence of Christianity. 首先让我们看一看基督教的影响力。 ...
Read More » C D SWANSON July 22, 2024 Faith 1,200
The Race Set Before Us In the book of Hebrews, the apostle Paul encourages believers to run the race of faith with endurance: “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily ...
Read More » John Clark July 20, 2024 Politics 1,730
After being released from the hospital, Donald Trump posted this statement: “Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers yesterday, as it was God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening. We will FEAR NOT, but instead remain resilient in our Faith and Defiant in the face of wickedness…In ...
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