Category Archives: Thoughts

I want to take you to a very familiar verse today – Romans 8:28 The Bible says, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Now this verse does not say that all things are good – ratherContinue reading “God is Good – even when the circumstances are not good”

Psalm 9:17 tells us, “The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God.” Typically when I read this verse, my mind goes where most do – to the second half of the verse. Think with me – as we examine our nation, we can see evidence of this great forgetting!Continue reading “A Thought about the Wicked”

Today, I simply want to share the words to a song that is a great blessing. This song was written by Frank E. Graeff and is titled “Does Jesus Care?” It says: Verse 1 Does Jesus care when my heart is pained Too deeply for mirth and song; As the burdens press, and the caresContinue reading “Does Jesus Care?”

Luke 10:38-42 [38] Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. [39] And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus’ feet, and heard his word. [40] But Martha was cumbered about much serving,Continue reading “What We Really Need”

Mark 4:35-39 [35] And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. [36] And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. [37] And thereContinue reading “Why we must find Peace”

I was just pondering the verse where Jesus said that the fields are “white unto harvest”(John 4:35). For most of us today, we don’t spend a lot of time harvesting grain of any kind… but most people have seen some other kind of fruit or vegetable being harvested. Last week, our family went to pickContinue reading “Harvest Time”

Jeremiah 5:22 says, “Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, o yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet canContinue reading “The Restraining Power of God”

Think about Graduation. Think about the work, the effort, the preparation… and yet it all comes down to the one great achievement day where those who completed their course are handed a diploma. There is always excitement and joy! In our church, there were three young men who graduated from High-school this year. As IContinue reading “Graduation”