"Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord." 2 Corinthians 5:8 NLT He lay almost motionless-a Superman tattoo on his arm.My brother-in-law often kidded that he was Superman. And he had...
"For when we were in the realm of the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in us, so that we bore fruit for death. But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not...
"I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by His appearing and His Kingdom: preach the Word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching." 2 Timothy...
"So Peter opened his mouth and said: 'Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears Him and does what is right is acceptable to Him.'" Acts 10:34-35Today I'd like to tell you about a country church, which was having an...
"When the perishable puts on the imperishable, and the mortal puts on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying that is written: "Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" The sting of death is sin, and the...
"'The time has come,' he (Jesus) said. 'The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!'" (Mark 1:15, NIV2)In our day and age it is very hard to believe in good news. Politicians proclaim it, but it results in either tax hikes or strikes. At work,...
You may have seen this bit of humor making it's way around the Internet:In my next life, I want to be a bear...If you're a bear, you get to hibernate. You do nothing but sleep for six months. I could deal with that.Before you hibernate, you're supposed to eat yourself...