The Church has Talent

The heart of Jesus is clearly highlighted in His sermon. The attitudes of a believers heart are found throughout the Word of God. The Psalms recite two or three attitudes just as the book of wisdom recounts many. Revelation sums up Kingdom attitudes. Jesus delights to string them all together as recorded in Matthew 5:3-16.…

Primary Education

Learning the ABC’s in the 1700’s in America was to learn about God. The Puritans brought Bibles over from England and by 1690, Boston publishers were reprinting the English Protestant Tutor under the title of The New England Primer. The textbook taught big words that children had to not only learn, but memorize at the age of…

Greater Things

Be holy, be meek, be humble before the Lord. Submit fully and willingly for: “God opposes the proud, but shows favor to the humble. Do you think Scripture says without reason that He jealously longs for the spirit He caused to dwell in us? But He gives us more grace. Submit to God, resist the…

A Perfumers Delight

My mother once told me “A lady never buys her own perfume.” How lovely it is to receive a bottle of pleasantness from the man who loves you. “Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.” Proverbs 27:9 I treasure this advice from my…

A Living Hope

Got hope? Need a hope to hang onto? What do you place your hope in? Hope for a better future? If we place our hope in people, we usually get disappointed. What hope can we hang onto in 2021? Who can we truly trust? If we entrust our hope in the one true God, we…