"…with the breastplate of righteousness in place." (Ephesians 6:14 NIV) Notice the importance of this piece of armor: The breastplate of righteousness. Why is the breastplate so important? Because it protects your heart, and without a heart, you can’t survive! Without...
James 1:19 "My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires." NIVThis just makes me so mad, I muttered to myself as I hunted in...
There is an interesting bird found on the south island of New Zealand. It is a large member of the parrot family, and it is known as the Kea.My first introduction to the Kea was en route to Milford Sound, in the Fiordland of the South Island of New Zealand. Our...
Although I’ve been hand-raising Lineolated Parakeets for the past 4 years, hand-raising cockatiel babies is totally new to me. Nonetheless, when my cockatiel pair finally produced their first babies, I figured, “no problem, they will be just the same as the linnies. I...
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! 2 Corinthians 5:17Once upon a time a man lived in the streets, clad only in the dirtiest and worst of rags. One day a person from the Palace saw him, and approached him. There...
Are you righteous?Now that's a difficult question. And to answer it, first we need to define "righteous"! The Bible does so in Prov 20:7: "The righteous man leads a blameless life." In other words, a righteous person is someone who always tries to do what is right!So,...
"because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints" - Colossians 1:4The Rev. and Mrs. Robert Porteous were missionaries with China Inland Mission beginning in the 1920's. They ministered in Jianxi Province and they began...