Today is a beautiful day, because God explains His issue with His people turning to other gods, “Be appalled, O heavens, at this; be shocked, be utterly desolate, declares the Lord, for my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns … Read more
Jimmy Hinton turned my head to another way of thinking with his perspective. He wrote about how his father chose victims in the book, The Devil Inside. I thought the grooming activities were the red flags of a pedophile’s technique, but abuse could have already begun by the time those become evident. The church body … Read more
Increase the mercy in my heart, Father God. Pour your loving kindness through me in the face of wrath. Rebuke the evil one, Father. Come to the aid of your children. Focus our attention on the Lord. Place your hedge of protection around your servants. Guard our hearts and minds through your Word. I pray … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because Isaiah prayed, “Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence—as when fire kindles brushwood and the fire causes water to boil—to make your name known to your adversaries, and that the nations might tremble at your presence!” (Isaiah 64: … Read more
Lord, give us holy boldness to contend for the faith and the purity of your bride, the church. Don’t allow the influence of false teaching to turn us from the true gospel and salvation. Give us discernment to notice the perverted teaching and the grace to lovingly stand against it. The days approach your day … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because God rewards us when we see to the needs of the hungry and afflicted, “And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do … Read more
I learn from example. I watch others to see what I can do better than I did before. The trick is to discern between a good example and a bad one. Case #1 is FCCF, and Case #2 is Somerset Church of Christ. Case #1 or Case #2, you decide based on the parable comparison. … Read more
Lord Jesus, reveal yourself to those who don’t know you through visions, dreams, seeds of Scripture, calling by your Holy Spirit or supernatural intervention. I ask humbly and with reverence to your greatness and holiness. I pray in your name above all names and authority greater than any other, according to the good and perfect … Read more
Today is a beautiful day, because “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall … Read more
What if the voice of reason had prevailed at FCCF? What if it looked like this one suggested by a former elder? From the book: “What would happen if the elders revealed to the congregation a set of guidelines to be followed for a number of important issues? These issues might include the following list: … Read more