“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.” Matthew 11:12 (NKJV) A recent opinion piece in one of the big west coast newspapers suggested something along the lines that the world would not advance to its full potential until Christians were all gone, or until Christianity itself was done away with once and for all. That sounds a little farfetched to me.
by Jennifer Carollo Fischer Can you believe it is just about the end of summer? If your kids are anything like mine, the battle cries of, “We are bored!” and “What are we doing today?” have started to fill the time between waking up and finishing my firstcup of coffee.I always like to hold out on some tricks up my sleeve for August. July is often filled with family visits, sleeping late and the standard quo ice cream, bike trips, pool days and backyard shenanigans.
First Baptist Church The story behind the hymn; “Annie Hawkes was a thirty-seven year old homemaker in Brooklyn, busy with her household chores when the words, ‘I need Thee every hour’ crossed her mind. She was so inspired, she sat by an open window and immediately penned the words on paper.
Dear Coach, My Mom is in her 50s and is developing a hump behind her neck and between her shoulders. I am now noticing the same thing in many people. It doesn't look pretty I worry about her but more scary is if this is going to happen to me? Is it genetic or is there something I can do toprevent it?
Missourinet Missouri’s Senator Roy Blunt is among 28 Republicans who’ve signed onto a statement supporting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s decision to visit Taiwan. “I’m about to use four words in a row that I haven’t used in this way before and those words are Speaker Pelosi was right when she decided to include Taiwan on her visit to Asia,” Blunt said earlier today in remarksto reporters that were broadcast on CSPAN.
by Bob G. Stewartcolumnist “Good and evil both increase at compound interest.
A couple of years ago just before the Covid hit churches were experiencing a slow decline of memberships in their gathering on Sunday mornings. Now that the virus has pretty much weaken and things have been slowly getting back to normal the churches still see their membership numbers dropping. Why? Because a lot of churches have set themselves up to telecast their services on the internet for people that have been staying home and now have gotten use to staying home on Sunday mornings. Is this a good thing? Not really because you miss so much by staying home and not being a part of God’s plan for us to come together in fellowship and drawing spiritual strength from each other. Let me explain a little deeper…
Dear Coach It's Summer time and between the cost of electric energy and the possibility that there may be brownouts from lack of supply I’m getting worried about the hot weather to come. In a worse case situation, how do I prevent heat stroke and I also worry because I have neighbors who don't have air conditioning.
If the answer doesn't come when you need it to If the questions just keep dragging you down If the friends you need seem always to forget you Save your tears ... for another day If your mind keeps running ‘round and ‘round in circles If focus is a friend that can't be found If the ones you love seem to neglect you Save your tears ...
Dear Doctors: There is some folklore that diet pop is bad for you. I gave up sugar and most carbohydrates to help with weight and A1C control, but I continued to drink diet cola. What do the actual studies -- ones that are not from biased sources and are peer-reviewed -- say about diet cola?