Consider Your Ways As a young Christian, and having just surrendered to the gospel ministry, reading the book of Haggai (also known as his four oracles) for the first time gave me some level of consternation. Of course the book is one of history and prophecy for the remnant of Israel, etc., but it’s also [...]
“From your Lips to God’s ears!” The first time I heard that phrase I was sitting in a Christian school fundraising strategy meeting. The challenge for the fundraising was great, and humanly speaking, greater than our school’s collective resources. I was sitting on the front row when the speaker revealed the master plan. [...]
There’s been a lot of talk and use of thermometers and other devices to measure a person’s body temperature during this time of “Covid 19.” The use of these devices has not been for the purpose of determining whether someone has Covid 19 or not. The purpose is to determine the body temperature of [...]
Greetings, Earthlings! I hope you are missing us as much as we are missing you. I'm certain all of you have been keeping up on the Covid 19 status and how it is effecting our community, state and nation. In the last couple of days, there have been reports that our country, state and community [...]
Among many of the ways my father used to discipline me ("discipline," for those of you born after 1970, was a way parents used to get the attention of their children, i.e., spankings, withholding meals, and being grounded were just some of the ways discipline was administered) grounding was probably the worst. Im not talking [...]
As you know, the country has been facing a rare form of adversity through the virus Covid -19. CDC, WHO, state and local government officials have deemed it safer to stay at home, accept for essential appointments and travel, in an attempt to stave off the spread of the virus. And while Clearview has been [...]
Any, and practically every, adversity is an opportunity in which to be fearful. It's really the unknown of any given set of circumstances that gives rise to fear and undue concern. Trust, on the other hand, is the discipline that dispels fear and anxiety. Not just blind or ignorant trust, but genuine dependence on that [...]
This time of the year, the first couple of chapters in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke are addressed like no other time of the year. This is the time of the year that we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. In Luke 1:26-38, the story of Christ's conception and birth is recorded. The message [...]
"In the days when the judges ruled" is a specific period of time in Jewish history. It was the time period that followed the leadership of the Patriarchs, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the prophet and priest of the Exodus, Moses and Aaron, respectively, as well as the successor of Moses, Joshua. "In the days when [...]