Successful living and accomplishment is not a sprint, is not something that can be lived at a 100 mph pace all the time. Rather it is marathon. The best of all leaders stay steady at the task until the task is completed. They have a good plan to achieve their desired success and they carefully … Continue reading
ONLY COURAGEOUS PEOPLE ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR HONESTY. It is a lot easier to look the other way when we see serious needs in our own lives or in the lives of other people all around us. We can always give the “good old excuse” that we have tried as hard as we can or … Continue reading
1819 “Free exercise of their religion” Spanish explorers, thirsting for the legendary fountain of youth, scouted the Florida Peninsula as early as 1513 A.D. Legal ownership of the region passed from Spain to Great Britain in 1763 A.D. Twenty years later, Florida passed back to Spain under the Treaty of Paris. By the 1810s, Spain … Continue reading
Within every Believer in the Lord Jesus Christ lives the third person of the Triune Godhead,…the Holy Spirit of God. The Spirit’s assigned duties and responsibilities is to be the individual’s conscience—so properly equipped as to always know the difference between good and evil, right or wrong, and God or Satan. This Spirit’s additional … Continue reading
Some men and women just “happen” to influence other people while other folks “determine” to influence other people. This is the real difference between those who are followers and those who are leaders. The Old Testament character, Joseph, and the manner and way he lived out his life provides a great example as to how … Continue reading
Noah Webster’s Original Definition, 1828 Dictionary: Invective, n. [Fr. Invective; Sp. invectiva, It. Invecttiva; from L. inveho. See Inveigh.] A railing speech or expression; something uttered or written intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on another; a harsh or reproachful accusation. It differs from reproof, as the latter may come from a friend and … Continue reading
God is Love. He says it in the Bible and shows us through the manner and ways He describes within the verses. God loves all of His creation. He loves everyone the same…unconditionally. No matter what you have or haven’t done. No matter how wrong or how bad you have sinned. Just remember that God … Continue reading
One of my personal mentors, the late great Pastor Edwin Louis Cole, provided me some most valuable advice many years ago that was most appropriate and applicable to me personally. Its remains so today. Allow me to re-share the same wisdom and truth with you. He asserted: Ministries also grow to the same levels as … Continue reading
My favorite radio announcer, broadcaster was a loving, precious, and godly Christian man, the late Paul Harvey. His mellow and comforting powerful voice could settle the storms, sooth the wounds, and cheer the heart of what ever events, conflicts, or people with whom he was dealing. He just had that flowing firm and gentle soft … Continue reading
The people of Israel needed God’s direction because they had not passed this way before. It was correct direction that He would provide as they followed the ark. The ark of the covenant is a central focus of these particular third and fourth chapters of the Book of Joshua in the Old Testament. When … Continue reading
