“Blessed is the man who LISTENS to me, who WATCHES daily at my gates, who WAITS beside my doors” (Proverbs 8:34). STOP, LOOK, LISTEN used to be a warning sign found at most, if not all, railroad crossing in North America. The one I remember most stood at the top of the hill above my […]

Manley Beasley says:Genuine faith is more than mental assent or an emotional experience. It is the inward response to truth that has been revealed to the heart by the Holy Spirit who quickens and makes our spirits alive.”Here are the three basic types of faith:1. The grace of faith2.The gift of faith3. The impartation of […]

“Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgraceto any people” (Proverbs 13:24). O Father, heal our nation, Lord, would you stay your hand?In wrath, remember mercy, please Lord, please heal our land.We know we’ve deeply grieved You, we’ve sinned and brought you shame,O Father God, forgive us, we pray in Jesus’ name. Our nation, […]

The only standard, or plumb line, that stretches unchanged ­throughout history is the standard of God’s Word. In it we have the revelation of God’s character, who He is and what He requires. There is no other goodness or rightness apart from Him. Every time you turn around someone seems to be setting a new […]

Memorial Day, 2020 REMEMBERWe set aside a day in MayRemembering those who’ve passed our way,Whose time on earth was gone too soon.Now, ’neath the sod where flowers bloomThey lie, and we remember. Some here at home, and some abroad,Our heroes lie beneath the sod.Graves old and new, row upon rowTheir final rest, where poppies grow,We […]

“Great THEOLOGY, married to great HYMNOLOGY, rises to God in great DOXOLOGY.” –Stephen F. Olford The one fundamental reason why the living God wants His people to assemble in worship is for them to ascribe to Him the worth and value that are His, and to present themselves to Him as “living sacrifices,” individually, and […]

Manley Beasley explains the GRACE of FAITH The “grace of faith” is the God-given ability to convert truth into reality and receive a word from God for a particular need. This faith is first evidenced at new birth when, made aware of our need of salvation by the Holy Spirit, we are granted the faith […]

Manley Beasley says: Genuine faith is more than mental assent or an emotional experience. It is the inward response to truth that has been revealed to the heart by the Holy Spirit who quickens and makes our spirits alive.” Here are the three basic types of faith: 1. The grace of faith 2.The gift of […]

It is with confidence and faith that we enter a new decade, not trusting in what we can do, but on what God has promised: “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah […]

I cannot cause the sun to rise, however strong I be. I cannot make the sky look blue, nor calm a raging sea. I can’t create a rainbow, nor wash the trees with rain; I cannot make a bird to sing, nor ripen fields of grain. I cannot cause the sun to set, nor hang […]