Truth Will Out – Shakespeare

Truth cannot be denied its rightful place in the sun. It cannot be stifled as has been proven in several such cases of major celebrity pastors and priests who tried to go down the path of silencing the story. A victim who is pushed down because of his or her age eventually becomes old enough…

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Joy in Verse Prayer for Today

All knowing, all seeing, almighty and majestic God. There is no one like you who goes out for the salvation of your beloved. You are compassionate, loving and just. My hope is in you, Lord. My peace and assurance are in you. I desire to know you more fully and love you more deeply so…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20220430

Today is a beautiful day, because “So he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights. He neither ate bread nor drank water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.” (Exodus 34:28 ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

Truth at What Cost?

Lawsuits and loss of employment become weapons in the arsenal of those who fear exposure. I see this tactic everywhere in today’s headlines. It reminds me of the verse in Isaiah, “Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands far away; for truth has stumbled in the public squares, and uprightness cannot enter.” (Isaiah 59:14 ESV)…

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Prayer for Today

Lord, thank you for the gift of being refreshed by my brothers and sisters in Christ. We are bonded by our connection through your Holy Spirit. We look to the betterment of one another. We see to the needs of others for your name’s sake. Let us not forsake gathering together to refresh our hearts…

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20220429

Today is a beautiful day, because God deals with idolatry, “He took the calf that they had made and burned it with fire and ground it to powder and scattered it on the water and made the people of Israel drink it.” (Exodus 32:20 ESV) Water #joyinverse #blessedthisdayandeveryday

The Ramifications of the Reckoning

A dear friend messaged me and used the term ‘fractured’ to describe what happened to FCCF. My first reaction was total agreement for the appropriate use of a word I had not connected with what happened. The church was fractured into pro, con and gone categories. Families and friendships were fractured in the process. Most…

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Prayer for Today

Lord, I pray to be known as a follower of Jesus by my love for others. May I represent you well. May I stay within the circle of your good pleasure in your name above all names, and by your authority that outreaches all others, according to the good and perfect will of the Father….

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Joy in Verse Encouragement for 20220428

Today is a beautiful day, because God gave instructions to wash, “You shall also make a basin of bronze, with its stand of bronze, for washing. You shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it, with which Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands…

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A Reckoning

The predator, Brandon Milburn, was arrested and brought to stand before two of his victims brave enough to come forward, report their abuse to the police and testify against him. There were more victims than these two, some are known. How many more are not known? Brandon faced his reckoning before the court and was…

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