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AMERICA’S STORY BEGINS Millions of patriotic Americans are joyously celebrating the birth of our nation today. It was on July 4, 1776, exactly 250 years ago, that the Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, voted to declare independence from England. But as monumentally important as that event was to the people of America and to the…
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“For if a man is in Christ he becomes a new person altogether—the past is finished and gone, everything has become fresh and new.”(2 Corinthians 5:17, Phillips) DECLARE YOUR FREEDOM IN CHRIST! Right now, please stop reading this post and say out loud, “I am a new person in Christ! My past is finished and…
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Time really does fly when you’re having fun! It’s now been two years since we created our web-site and published our first post, appropriately entitled “First”. VISITORS and VISITORS and SOME MORE! We’ve had visitors from 53 different nations access our site, which has now had well over 2,200 views. Visitors from A (Albania) to…
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If you’re a subscriber, or a regular reader of this blog, you know that our last two posts have focused on moving out of the shadow of our old “sin-nature identity” and finding freedom in the sweet Son-shine of our new “in-Christ identity”. But before we go any further, we want to explain the purpose…
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In our last post, we discovered that there is a vast difference between sin (an action), and having a sin-nature (a condition or state of being). We learned that Adam and Eve’s original sin (their act of willful disobedience and rebellion against God) separated them from the life of God. And because they were no…
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“SINNERS GONNA SIN… “ We’ve all heard it… Most Christians have said it… Maybe even you… things like: “I’m just a sinner, saved by grace…” “I gave my life to the Lord years ago, but I just keep wrestling with that old sin-nature inside me, and most of the time it gets the best of…
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There’s a road near my house where I often walk and pray. The road is in a beautiful rural area, passing through meadows and gently rolling hills, with small ponds visible on either side. A year or so ago, as I walked, I noticed a small plant growing in a depression in the blacktop road.…
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Our understanding of the word “compassion” is mostly wrong. The Oxford Online Dictionary defines compassion as “a sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.” Synonyms of compassion are: “pity; sympathy; understanding; empathy; concern; solicitude.” All these words describe feelings, which are a by-product of compassion. But compassion, as it is used in the scriptures, is much…
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A PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CONCERNING AMERICA’S REDEDICATION TO GOD ON MAY 17, 2026 On January 1, 2026, the United States began our year-long commemoration of an important milestone in the history of our country: 250 years of American freedom and independence. Two and a half centuries ago, on…
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In the fourth chapter of Mark’s gospel, Jesus told a parable about a man sowing seed. Some of the seed fell on the pathway beside his field, and was eaten by the birds. Some seed fell on rocky, shallow soil. It shot up quickly, but died just as quickly, because it developed no real root…