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  A Lively Hope ( November 18, 2025) “ Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness…” (Isaiah 5:20). When I consider the extreme dangers that threaten our earthly lives every day, I am shocked that the masses are turning away from God when they should be turning to the Almighty as their only refuge and hope. Thank God that regardless of what hardships, sufferings, and persecutions we have to endure, Christians have the assurance of a lively hope in Jesus Christ. We can find encouragement in these difficult times, knowing that while we live here temporarily, this troubled planet is not our permanent residence. As followers of Jesus and children and heirs of God, we are just earthly pilgrims passing through this place. We are on a sojourn of faith to a heavenly home that will be free of the scourges of death, disease, and disaster that afflict a dying world entrapped in sin. We’re bound for an eternal paradise where we will li...
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  The Light that Leads to Life ( November 14, 2025) “ For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.” (Ephesians 5:8) Thankfully, God’s beloved Son Jesus Christ, “the light of the world” (John 8:12), lives in the hearts of believers to guide us through the shadows of an evil society in a world that seems to grow darker by the day . Living under the influence of a fallen world and according to one’s own free will is like stumbling aimlessly in the dark! But when enlightened by God’s Word, we elect to receive His divine grace that flows through Christ, our way becomes clear, and our lives take on true meaning and purpose Scripture reveals that the only way to attain abundant and eternal life, here on earth and in the hereafter, is to live by faith in Christ, reflecting His everlasting light to those who have chosen to walk in worldly darkness that obscures human sin. We are called to be lamps for Jesus by expressing our love for Go...
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  Veteran’s Day Salute and Tribute (November 11, 2025) “Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.” (Romans 13:7) Today, our duty as freedom-loving Americans is to render the honor that is due the veterans and soldiers of this great nation. Their selflessness, sacrifice, and commitment to service helped to secure and protect the liberties with which we’ve been blessed like no other people on earth. To all of the courageous veterans of our community and our country, I thank you from the depths of my heart for your exemplary service to the United States of America. On this Veterans Day and every day, may God continue to bless America and its true heroes! As we honor our living veterans and pay tribute to the legacy of those who have dearly departed, let’s remember that our God is worthy and due our highest honor and our most reverent respect. As believers and soldiers of the cross of Jesus Christ, l...
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  Redeeming the Time ( October 1 5 , 2025)   “ … whereas you do not know what  will happen  tomorrow. For what  is  your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” (James 4:14) Each day that God graciously blesses us to live is a gift that we cannot afford to take for granted or to squander. Yesterday is a memory that cannot be relived and tomorrow is a hope that no one is guaranteed. As Christians seeking to minister to others, we do ourselves a disservice and waste our time when we unduly focus on a past over which we have no control or become consumed by dreams of a future that we might not have the opportunity to realize. While applying life lessons learned in days gone by and planning for the years that may be ahead are important, our focus should be squarely on living today fully and in faithfulness to the L ORD ! The most productive use of our time is to walk in trusting obedience to God, loving and servi...
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  The Name Above All ( October 10, 2025) “ Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12) God has highly exalted His beloved Son Jesus Christ and placed His glorious name above all others. Jesus is the name that saves! Through faith in Jesus, the heavenly Father extends grace to repentant sinners and welcomes us as children of God and joint-heirs with Christ. Jesus’ name is synonymous with salvation for, despite false worldly teaching, Christ is the on e way to heaven! In fact, the name “Jesus” means “Savior!” And the good news of the gospel is that Jesus loves us all and freely forgives those who confess their sins and accept His sacrifice on the cross as punishment and payment in full for them. Christ offers as a free gift something we don’t deserve and cannot earn—everlasting life to all who call upon His name, believing that His death, burial, and resurrection free us from bondage to ...
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  Where Grace Meets Faith ( September 8, 2025)  “ For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10) As sinners who’ve been saved by the grace of God, Christians are called to minister to the needs of other people by faithfully engaging in acts of love, compassion, generosity, and humility. We are to use the resources, talents, and blessings that God has given each of us to positively impact the lives of family members, friends, neighbors, fellow workers, and other people with whom we cross paths daily. Once lost in our sins and dead spiritually, we have been reborn as new creations in Christ to do good deeds that glorify God, passing forward His love for mankind by addressing human needs, the greatest of which is salvation. This ultimate human need that we cannot satisfy ourselves prompted Jesus to sacrificially bear our sins on the cross to redeem us. As servants of Jesus...
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  Preparing for Battle—Prayer and Praise ( June 27, 2025) Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7) One certainty of life is that we all have to endure hardships and trials. Jesus said, “ In the world you w ill have tribulation; but be of good cheer,   I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33) Since seasons of suffering are inevitable, Christians should stock up our storehouses of faith in Christ, the source of salvation and eternal hope that bolsters us when we face adversity. A biblical example of the proper response to life’s difficulties is Jehoshaphat, one of the few godly kings of ancient Israel who exhibited his faith in God in a crisis situation through prayer and praise. When an imposing enemy force came against his kingdom of Judah...
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