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Here is something to ponder: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” (John 13: 34 – 35 (NIV)). As I look back at my life, I do not think I have ever actually...

SOME body ASKED ME IN SOME OTHER FORUM.. QUESTION : Christmas Eve Dinner is very special in our house. We always have dinner by candlelight and use our best china when we are at home. What will you be doing for Christmas Eve this year? MY REPLY IS HERE...... CHRISTMAS = CHRIST + MAS (MAS =...

Monday, August 8, 2016, 6:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “My Jesus, I Love Thee.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read James 1:1-18 (ESV). Joy in Trials (vv. 1-4) James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings...

One night, I was sitting in my car, parked on a well-known, well-traveled Atlanta street, waiting for a friend. As I was doing this, the Holy Spirit invaded and interrupted my thoughts with this question: “Do you know how long Eternity is?” Sensing that this was a deeper question than my...

“Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of Love! Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee, Opening to the sun above! Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, Drive the dark of doubt away. Giver of immortal gladness, Fill us with the Light of day! All Thy works with joy surround Thee! Earth...

Some of John’s disciples were envious of Jesus because, according to them, “That Man” was now baptizing people, and people were following him instead of following John. So, John set his disciples straight. He reminded them of what he had told them previously – that he was not the promised one to...

“At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in the sky, and all the nations of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky, with power and great glory. And he will send his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the...

“Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their fathers treated the prophets.” “But I tell you who hear me: Love...

This song is a prayer to my Lord, expressing how much I love his daily presence with me as I go throughout my day walking in his footsteps, listening to him speak, and having him teach me how to live and work for him; expressing my heart’s desire to be his witness, to tell others of his love and...

Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 9:30 a.m. – The Lord Jesus put in mind the song “I’d Rather Have Jesus.” Speak, Lord, your words to my heart. I read Isaiah 55 (Selected NASB). Come to the Waters (v. 1) “Ho! Every one who thirsts, come to the waters; And you who have no money come, buy and eat...