Stay in the Race

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. – 2 Timothy 4:7.  The Quecreek Mine Rescue occurred when nine miners were trapped underground for more than 78 hours, from July 24–28, 2002. In order to bring about the rescue of the nine miners from the...

One Body

For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body – whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free – and...

Living Large

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you! Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be a witness against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have heaped...

The End is Coming!

Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was no more sea. – Revelation 21:1. Asteroid 2002 NT7 is projected to possibly hit the Earth on February 1, 2019, and it is massive being...

The Normal Life

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. – Matthew 5:13. A “norm” is defined as “a principle of right action binding upon the members...

Not Ashamed

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. – Romans 1:16. In the face off between the Indian and Pakistani armies in Kashmir life continues...

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials. – James 1:2 NKJV. How many times have I been at the end of my rope and felt like I was losing my grip? I’m not sure, but it has been more than a few times. My reaction...

Turn Around

Let us search out and examine our ways, and turn back to the Lord. – Lamentations 3:40. Once while we were on our way to visit our son who lives in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, in the southeast corner of the state, we were took the scenic route. The fall foliage is...

No More Pain

And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be NO MORE PAIN, for the former things have passed away. – Revelation 21:4 NKJV.  The headline says, “Breakthrough Pain Relief Therapy” which for those suffering from pain sounds...

A More Convenient Season

And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when...