FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 16, number 1, January 5, 2017 “But God,” -Ephesians 2:4a The Two Greatest Words in the Bible God spoke and all things came into being. He gave freedom for man and woman to eat of any tree in the Garden of Eden except one, the tree of the knowledge... Continue Reading →
Without Hope in Small Town America
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 15, number 52, December 29, 2016 "My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, and come to an end without hope."- Job 7:6 Without Hope in Small Town America Unlike every other demographic in America, middle-aged white Americans (age 45 to 54 years old) with no more than a... Continue Reading →
Glory to God in the Highest
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 15, number 51, December 22, 2016 "Behold the virgin shall be with child, and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel, which translated means, 'God with us.'" -Matthew 1:23 Glory to God in the Highest The fall of the Babylonian empire to the Medo-Persians was... Continue Reading →
But the Lord Will Rise Upon You
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 15, number 50, December 15, 2016 "For behold, darkness with cover the earth, and deep darkness the peoples." -Isaiah 60:2a But the Lord Will Rise Upon You Fidel Castro, the Communist dictator of Cuba, who recently met his maker and judge, sent Communist troops from his country to Angola in... Continue Reading →
1980, 2016, What We Know, What We Need
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 15, number 49, December 8, 2016 "Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people." -Proverbs 14:34 1980, 2016, What We Know, What We Need By the end of Jimmy Carter's presidency in January, 1981 the United States was still in the throes of... Continue Reading →
Remembering the Word
FORGET NONE OF HIS BENEFITS volume 15, number 48, December 1, 2016 "But when you see the abomination of desolation standing were it should not be (let the reader understand), then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains." -Mark 13:14 Remembering the Word In the last week of our Lord's earthly ministry, after... Continue Reading →
Which Will You Choose?
Nora, a good friend of mine from our time living in Connecticut just emailed me, telling me that she read today the following devotional which I wrote on September 3, 2009. As you recall that was in the middle of the great recession brought on by the housing bubble. She said that it really encouraged her... Continue Reading →