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Savage Wolves

I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock.

Even from your own number men will arise and distort the truth

in order to draw away disciples after them. So be on your guard!

Acts 20: 29-31a

Cherishing Freedom

September 11, 2021 testadmin

fearless – fragile
blooming with red
blood in the soil
a gift from those
giving their last full measure
offering the ultimate sacrifice
being faithful to the end

so America the beautiful
can continue pursuing
a more perfect union
may we never forget
ever and always
thank you

walley

Darkness

September 7, 2021 testadmin

“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”
St. Francis of Assisi (1182-1226)

Light

September 1, 2021 testadmin

This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness
instead of light because their deeds were evil.

Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light
for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
John 3:19,20

What Is?

August 31, 2021 testadmin

America The Beautiful

O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain,

For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

O beautiful for pilgrim feet
Whose stern impassioned stress
A thoroughfare of freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!

O beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife.
Who more than self their country loved
And mercy more than life!
America! America!
May God thy gold refine
Till all success be nobleness
And every gain divine!

O beautiful for patriot dream
That sees beyond the years
Thine alabaster cities gleam
Undimmed by human tears!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

Katherine L. Bates (1859-1929)

Duty Of All Mankind

August 14, 2021 testadmin

Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.

For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every

hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

to withstand/the wheel

August 13, 2021 testadmin

I believe that in any trial or tribulation God will give us all the power we need to withstand it.

But he does not give it in advance, lest we rely on ourselves alone. If we trust in him we can

overcome all anxiety for the future.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945)

No Acknowledgment

August 12, 2021 testadmin

“There is no faithfulness, no love, no acknowledgment of God in the land. There is only cursing, lying and murder, stealing and adultery; they break all bounds, and bloodshed follows bloodshed. Because of this the land mourns, and all who live in it waste away;

the beasts of the field and the birds of the air and the fish of the sea are dying.” Hosea 4:1b-3

my people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children.” Hosea 4:6

And it will be: Like people, like priests. I will punish both of them for their ways and repay them for their deeds.

Hosea 4:9

For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6

Ignite A Flame

August 1, 2021 testadmin

“Ignite a flame in our hearts that we may not neglect you,

but pursue you with everything we have.”

The final request to God from Dr. R.C. Sproul (1939-2017) In his concluding prayer from his last sermon, “A Great Salvation”, to the congregation at St. Andrew’s Chapel in Sanford, FL on November 26, 2017