70 New Yer Day's I remember when I was twelveyears old sitting in seventh grade Industrial Arts Class (then known as Shop) and Mr Beck was teaching us about urbanization and what the world could be like in 50-60 years. That was in 1965 and now 59 years later here I am. When Mr Beck said to consider the world in advance I thought how long in the f...

IN 2024 Those who have left the greatest impact on our world usually had one thing in common: personal discipline! People of impact are willing to do things that most people are unwilling to do.They have become people of great self-discipline! 1.Impact people train their temperaments.They live by th...

This past Sunday evening we began a short seies from the book of Daniel. The first two messages will be from Daniel chapter one followed by a message from Daniel chapter three on "The Fiery Furnace" and two final messages from Daniel chapter six on " Daniel in the Lions Den". We are giving the Title of the series as " Living Biblically in Babylon". At age 70 I can testify...

THE BATTLE RAGES WITHIN AND WITHOUT! The earth has seen hundreds and hundreds of wars since sin entered into the world in the garden via Adam and Eve. There have been local wars, regional wars, civil wars, and world wars. At any given moment of human history there has been wars rooted in government form, land squabbles, power hungry dictators, money and possessions, race ...

In (Exodus 20) we find the 10 Commandments. In verse 3 we find the First of the Ten. It says, " Thou shalt have no other gods before me". Jesus addressed this in the New Testament when one of the Pharisees asked Him a question, tempting Him, Master, what is the great commandment in the Law? Jesus quickly answered, " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy, and with a...

The following introduction remarks were written by my wife Karen some years ago as we were team teaching in a conference on partnership in marriage and ministry. In April of this year we celebrated 50 years of ministry together and last week 48 years of marriage together. I want to share this to boast in Jesus and thank Karen for all the years TOGETHER! DISCOVERING THE POW...

Those who have left the greatest impact on our world usually had one thing in common: personal discipline! People of impact are willing to do things that most people are unwilling to do.They have become people of great self-discipline! 1.Impact people train their temperaments.They live by their Bible based convictions not the...

It is only reasonable to believe that I am not the only christian, pastor, parent, grandparent, citizen who is asking the Lord to PLEASESEND REVIVAL to HIS PEOPLE. Steven Olford says "Revival is an invasion from heaven which brings a concious awareness of God". Robert Coleman gives a definition of revival as " That soverign work of God in which God visits his own people re...

The Apostle Peter in his first epistle writes to early persecuted Christians who have been driven from their homeland into other parts of the world. Even there they are in hostile territory. Peter writes to remind them that they have a great hope in the living Christ in such testing. Let me give you a helpful outline for the first 9 verses of chapter one of 1st Peter. I. W...

The events of the last several weeks have reminded us that we live in an increasingly unstable and insecure world. Humanity can become very fearful, very fast. The fact is humans living in fear are apt to produce damaging and dangerous events. I want to encourage all who read this blog particularly Christ followers to practice peace not panic. Our Lord purchased peace for ...