Category: Christianity

I am praying for my fellow American brothers and sisters in El Paso, Texas today.  I am asking the Lord to bring healing and comfort.  I am also asking the Lord to stop the hatred and violence that plagues our nation.  Please join with me in praying for healing and revival for our nation and the world.  We are living in dangerous times and we need to trust in Jesus with all of our hearts.  We must stand firm in His love and not give up!

If you are not familiar with what happened, there was a 21 year old man from Allen, Texas (about 30 miles north of the Dallas/Fort Worth area) who drove down to El Paso yesterday because he wanted to kill Mexican immigrants.  Those are the first reports anyway.  I don’t trust the news, but it looks like he wrote an anti-immigrant rant online before he committed the crime.  What we do know is that he killed 20 people and wounded 26 more.

This is going to be a hot button issue in the news.  If you are not familiar with American geography, El Paso is located at the farthest western edge of Texas right on the border with Mexico.  Juárez, Mexico is literally about 300 feet across the border.  It has been run by the drug cartels for a long time and the people of Juárez suffer from poverty and violence.  We have a friend who grew up in El Paso and she has some stories to tell about the scary crime that goes on along the border.  My wife also went on a mission trip to Juárez to build a house for a family when she was in college and she saw the poverty and suffering firsthand.  There are many American Christian groups who minister to people in Mexico.  Americans and Mexicans do not hate each other as the media tries so desperately to portray.

The left will of course blame Trump for the tragedy in El Paso and continue to say it is his fault and that he is a racist and that protecting the border is racist and on and on they will go.  They will also blame gun owners like me and say it is our fault and that all of us should be rounded up and all guns made illegal.  It is a sad and tired game of politics in this country and none of the left’s blame holds any weight and nobody with a sane mind is listening to their hateful rants.

The fact is people are sinful.  We all are.  We live in a fallen world full of sin, and real evil exists on this earth.  What that man did was sinful and evil and it was of the evil one.  You could ban all the guns in the world and criminals are still going to get guns.  The only thing banning guns does is disarm law abiding people leaving them defenseless against armed criminals.  There would still be crime and murderers would still murder.  The problem is with the fallen state of man on this earth.

“for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”

Romans 3:23

“He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning.  The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.”

1 John 3:8

As much as I can’t stand the constant race baiting from the left, we all know there are actual racists out there.  Can I just say, enough with it!  Those divisions of the flesh are straight from the pit of hell!  We were all created by God and we were all fearfully and wonderfully made in our mother’s womb.  It doesn’t matter what color your skin is or what country you are from.  God loves you and He died for you to save your soul!

“This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.  There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”

Romans 3:22-24

I live in Colorado, which is real close to Texas.  We could drive straight south through New Mexico and be to El Paso (and Mexico for that matter) in about 9 hours.  My sister and her family live in Fort Worth now.  I am all for protecting the border to keep dangerous criminals like the drug cartels and gangs out of our country.  In my experience, most of the folks that come to Colorado from Mexico are just normal families that want a better life with more opportunities.

I grew up working landscaping jobs with a lot of guys from Mexico.  I speak pretty good Spanish, so it was always fun.  The guy who just came to stain our fence was from Mexico.  I spoke with him for a little bit in Spanish just like I would talk with one of my neighbors in English.  He appreciated me telling him “Dios Te Bendiga,” which means God bless you.  Most people don’t have any problem with the folks from Mexico and we have all gotten along just fine for many years.  Colorado has that name because our state was actually first settled by the Spanish.  Mexican and Spanish culture are evident and appreciated throughout Colorado and the entire southwest.

Our country’s southern border has been a volatile political issue since the Alamo and Santa Ana’s subsequent defeat.  Protecting the border of your country is not racist.  I am all for people coming over legally just like my Irish ancestors did when they came through Ellis Island in New York.  We need our borders, they need to be protected, and there needs to be a legal process for immigration.  The new world order (NWO) controllers are desperately trying everything they can to break down every nation’s sovereignty and remove our borders because they want a one world government.

Don’t believe me?  Do some research on the Council on Foreign Relations, the Trilateral Commission, the Bilderberg Group, the Committee of 300, the Club of Rome, the Illuminati (Scottish Rite Freemasons), and the Tavistock Institute and that is just for starters.  Yes, there really are a group of people who serve the evil one and they are actively building a one world government that the anti-Christ will rule during the 7 year Tribulation (the time of Jacob’s trouble).  In order to do that, they cause chaos in our current order, so that all the nations will give up their sovereignty and freedom, lay down their arms, and willingly agree to be absorbed into a totalitarian one world super power.  Their motto is “order out of chaos” and they are deadly serious about achieving their wicked goals.

The attack in El Paso could be a crime committed by a deranged man who has nothing to do with the NWO.  There have also been times where crimes like these are staged by NWO traitors in our own government as a false flag designed to cause more anger and chaos in our country, so that they can take our guns and our rights.  Believe me, they will use this tragedy to attempt to do just that either way.  Do not let them take your freedom, your rights, or your sovereignty!  Do not be tricked into giving up and just walk right into their trap of slavery they have planned for the whole world!  You don’t want to be a part of the evil one’s one world government and you do not ever want his mark (spoken of in Revelation 13:16-18) put on you!  Don’t let them ever put a microchip or any kind of RFID tag on you!  They want to control us all like animals.  Run to Jesus and be free!

I know I have said a lot here, but it needs to be said.  We are in a spiritual war between Heaven and hell and we are seeing it heat up exponentially in our time.  Hold onto Jesus!  Cling to Him!  If you do not know Jesus, now is the time to come to Him.  We need to love the Lord with all of our hearts and love our neighbors as ourselves like Jesus said!  We are in a time when the love of most is growing cold.  Don’t let His love grow cold in you!  Pray for His love to increase and overflow in your hearts for each other and for everyone else just as the Apostle Paul prayed (1 Thessalonians 3:12).  Love each other!  No matter what color or culture we are from, we must love each other!

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.  Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.  Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.”

Ephesians 6:10-13

I pray Lord that You open the eyes and hearts of every person in this entire world and You reveal Yourself to the nations!  Thank You for dying for us Lord!  Thank You for setting us free!  Pour out Your Holy Spirit on all the families who lost loved ones and all those who were wounded in El Paso.  Please pour out Your Holy Spirit on us all Lord, deliver us from evil, and spread revival through the whole world!

The love, grace, and mercy of Jesus be with us all!

“Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’  This is the first and greatest commandment.  And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’  All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Matthew 22:37-40

 

 

This last week has been Shark Week on the Discovery Channel.  Our family loves Shark Week and we record just about every episode we can.  Today I was watching one of the new episodes that I really liked called “Isle of Jaws: Blood Brothers.”  Emmy Award winning cinematographer and conservationist Andy Casagrande goes back to the Isle of Jaws to confirm research he did last year on two Great White shark brothers, and what he discovers is awesome.  The research Andy and his team are doing is crucial to understanding shark behavior, but they do so at great risk to their own souls.  This episode was intense at times and the risks they take made me think about life and death and testing God.

The Isle of Jaws sits 80 miles southeast of the coastal town of Esperance, Australia, and the waters surrounding the island are full of Great White sharks.  Most people would not dare go in those waters even in a cage, let alone dive in open water with the sharks, but Andy and his crew do just that.  When they got out of the cage to film the sharks, I was saying, “Get back in the cage!”  I felt like praying for their protection right in that moment, but of course the show is not live.  I do pray for God to protect them though and I pray they are never attacked by a shark, especially a Great White.

It is so crazy when they get out of the cage!  I am always sitting here thinking, “What are these guys thinking?!  Are they crazy?!  Why can’t they just film the sharks from inside the cage?!”  It makes for good TV and it has us on the edge of our seat holding our breath, but at what cost to the people in the water?  I don’t want people risking their lives to make exciting TV shows.  Human souls are far too precious to be put into danger like that.

At any time Andy and his crew could be killed.  In a flash, with a quick strike, those Great White sharks could kill them.  What is stopping those sharks from killing them?  I say God is protecting them, whether they give Him glory for it or not.  How far is too far and when does research become testing God?  Some might say even being in a protective cage in shark infested waters is testing God.  More might agree that it is testing God when they get out of the cage and swim with the mighty killers in open water.  I would not want to do either, but I definitely would not trust my life to the whims of a Great White!

I see nature for what it is.  Great White sharks eat meat and when we are in their waters, we are meat.  It’s just that simple.  I really can’t stand it when they say sharks don’t eat people.  Sure they do!  As we have learned in this season of Shark Week, there have even been times where sharks are actively hunting people year after year as evidenced by the 22 attacks and 11 deaths in 8 years in the waters surrounding the island of Réunion.

Most of us will never dive with Great White sharks.  Those who do have stared death in the face and I truly hope they consider their eternal souls.  Life and death are not a game.  Most people go about their day without giving a single thought to their soul or what will happen when they die.  Many people take life threatening risks.  Some take risks for research, some for money and fame, and some do it just for fun.  I am not saying live your life in fear.  I had my times taking risks doing things like climbing a 14,000 foot mountain and snowboarding from 12,000 feet.  What I am saying is please consider your soul and what it is worth.

Our souls are so precious to God that He died for us to save us from sin and death!  He does not want us to perish!  He wants all of us to come to repentance and receive His free gift of salvation through faith in Jesus!

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”

Jesus speaking in John 3:16

“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness.  He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”

2 Peter 3:9

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith–and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God–not by works, so that no one can boast.”

Ephesians 2:8-9

It’s very easy to become caught up in our lives and the busyness of the every day grind.  How often do you stop and consider your soul?  We go to work and come home and watch our shows and the routine can make us numb to the serious reality of mortality that we all face.  Watching people risk their lives swimming with sharks makes for entertaining TV, but let us remember just how fragile the line between life and death truly is.  We will all take our last breath someday and that is nothing to play around with.

The Bible says now is the day of salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2).  Now, not later!  Today is the day, not tomorrow, because we might not get a tomorrow.  Do not become complacent with your soul!  There is a God in Heaven and He loves you and He is offering His salvation to you!  Forgiveness of sins and Heaven are only offered through faith in Jesus and mankind has no other Savior.  God sets before each of us life or death every day.  What will you choose?  I pray with all my heart that you choose life in Jesus Christ!

“Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through me.”

John 14:6

“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

Acts 4:12

How do you choose Jesus?  By faith!  As the Apostle Paul said,

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Romans 10:9

Whether you swim with sharks or not, please consider your eternal soul with all of your heart and remember, none of us are immortal.  We will all face our Creator someday and He offers His free gift of salvation to everyone…and that includes you!

Grace and peace to you all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thought I’d let everyone know that our home state of Colorado turned 143 years old today.  Colorado became a state on August 1, 1876 and we have come a real long way since the old gold mining days.  I grew up in this state as a kid in the 80s and I have lived here for almost 34 years of my 41 on earth.  It is a beautiful place to live and raise kids and I hope to see our kids raising children here someday.  To celebrate the Centennial State’s birthday, I figured I would show some of the scripture pins I have made over the last year using photos of Colorado.

Enjoy and please feel free to use these pins on your social media accounts!  Sharing the beauty of God’s Word with the beauty of His creation is always a good match.  God bless you all!

 

Happy Birthday Colorado!

Grace and peace to you all in the Name of Jesus!

 

 

Hello everyone!  It’s just the kids and I for the last week of summer break, so I’ve been pretty busy running around getting things done before school starts.  After they go back next Wednesday, I will be blogging more consistently again.  In the meantime, I wanted to share a book with you that I read while on vacation.  It was written by a blogger here on WordPress named Thuam Siam Ngaihte and it is a very comforting and encouraging book for those who have endured or are enduring suffering.

I met Thuam last year when I first started blogging and we have been reading each other’s blogs ever since.  Thuam has suffered epileptic seizures for many years.  Many times the seizures are so severe that he is hospitalized.  His book “Unconsumed: In His Abiding Grace” is a beautiful testimony of a man trusting in Jesus through the pain.  The biggest thing I can say about Thuam is that he is a man of hope!  He is a humble man of God who loves his wife and children dearly and his hope is fully in Jesus.  He is also a stay at home Dad like me, which is cool!  We are both home due to a chronic illness doing our best to serve and protect our families as we walk with Jesus despite the thorn.  His blog posts have been very encouraging to me over this last year.

I read his book on both flights to and from California.  His book was so comforting and encouraging to me that at times it made me tear up.  As many of you know, I have Celiac disease and have suffered and fought this horrible autoimmune disorder for the last 7 1/2 years.  Thuam encourages those who are suffering to not give up hope as he gently introduces us to Jesus, and inspires us to trust and rest in Him.  Thuam’s heartfelt and loving words are comforting and he helped me see my suffering in a fresh and better perspective.  I am very grateful for that.  Anyone who has suffered chronically for years knows how hard it is to keep a positive outlook on the suffering.  If that’s you, then you will be blessed reading the hope filled words written from the heart of a man who understands your pain.

Please show brother Thuam some love in Christ and check out his book.  You can find his book on Amazon right here: Unconsumed: In His Abiding Grace

Please check out Thuam’s blog too at: www.abidings.com

Thank you brother Thuam for your comforting and encouraging words.  They are a great blessing to me!  I pray the Lord uses “Unconsumed” to comfort those who are suffering and lead people all over the world to Jesus!  God bless you and your family brother!

Grace and peace to you all!

“Because of the Lord’s great

love we are not

consumed,

for his compassions never

fail.

They are new every

morning;

great is your faithfulness.”

Lamentations 3:22-23

 

Hello everyone!  Remember me?  I’m still alive!  Thank you to all of you who have contacted me the last few weeks to ask how I was doing.  I appreciate that.  Everything is okay and we are blessed.  We got back from California on July 11th and it has been a crazy two weeks since we’ve been home.  That is why I have not been able to get back to blogging like I wanted to right after the trip.  We had a lot of fun enjoying eleven days out in Cali, but it was not without adversity.  We encountered some unique challenges and troubles when we were out there and we have had even more troubles to overcome here at home, but the Lord has been with us and His blessings and deliverance have been with us too.  After this vacation, we are all just really glad to be home!

We flew into California on July 1st and we just chilled that day because it was already late afternoon.  We stayed at a VRBO rental house in Anaheim right next to Disneyland.  We could hear and see the fireworks from the park every night and it was a cool little neighborhood.  The homeowner was professional and he made sure we had everything we needed.  We were even able to meet him later in the trip due to some issues in the house, which I will get to in a bit.  On July 2nd we did some grocery shopping, then we just rested and enjoyed the pool all day.  The plan was to do Disneyland July 3rd, 4th, and 5th and then do the beach and chill for the rest of the trip.  That was the plan anyway.

 

It was a beautiful home and it was the perfect place for our family.  Gotta love those Cali palm trees and a little fun in the sun!  The kids went swimming just about every day and they loved it.  My wife and I did too!

July 3rd was our first day at Disneyland.  I call it the Gauntlet of Disneyland because of how many miles of walking it takes to complete the whole thing.  I prepared myself the best I could for the physical punishment and we had a great time.  We had the 3 day park hopper pass, so we could go anywhere in the main park and the California Adventure park.  The kids were pumped and we had a lot of fun.

Our son wanted to see the new Star Wars land (Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge) first, so that is what we did.  It was really cool how they had it all set up and we even saw Chewbacca at the entrance.  My wife and son did the Millennium Falcon Smugglers Run ride and our son said it was like a big video game.  My wife had to close her eyes because the images on the screen were too fast and intense.  I stayed off that one and waited with our daughter because she didn’t want to go on it.  I took her to the Winnie the Pooh ride instead and we just chilled.

The guy in the Chewbacca suit was great.  He looked real and he walked around the crowd giving hugs and taking photos with folks.  I grew up with all the Star Wars movies and so have our kids.  It was really cool walking through all the different scenery.  They did a great job with it.

The kids loved visiting the Droid Depot.  They were able to choose which droid they wanted and build it themselves.  Both of our kids chose the BB-8 droid.  Our son got his in black and our daughter chose purple.  They were ridiculously expensive, but they are actually real remote controlled robots and they move around just like BB-8.  Pretty cool!

July 4th at Disneyland was a fun, long, and even a bit crazy day for us.  My wife and son decided to ride Splash Mountain in the morning and while they were on it, there was an earthquake.  Our daughter and I did not want to ride crazy Splash Mountain, so we were waiting outside to take pictures of them when they came over the waterfall.  My gut can’t take big drops like that anymore.  We were waiting for a long time and then we saw empty logs going over the waterfall, so we wondered what was going on.  We didn’t even feel the earthquake, but my wife said later that the park operators had to stop the ride and make sure everything was okay.  My wife and son eventually made it over the falls at the end of the ride and they had a blast.  Check out the photo below.  My wife is sitting in the back with the blue shirt and our son is at the very back behind her.  I told my son he was very brave.  My wife is screaming and closing her eyes, but she loves it for some reason, hilarious!

Praise God that nobody was hurt during the earthquake!  That would be the first earthquake we would encounter on the trip, but not the last.  The 4.5 magnitude quake that hit southern California on July 5th was much worse and we felt all of that!  I will get to that in a moment, but first fireworks!

Disneyland put on a great show for July 4th with music and fireworks.  The homeowner of the rental house gave us some great tips about Disneyland and he told us the best place to watch the fireworks is from the New Orleans district, so that is what we did.  He was right.  The show was right in front of us and it was one of the most memorable 4th of July shows I have ever seen.  They had water spraying up out of the lake that they used as screens to project various patriotic images on them while a narrator talked about the history of America.  They played several classic American songs like “This Land Is Your Land,” and everyone was singing along.  The fireworks display topped the whole thing off and it was just awesome.  It was really cool to be in such a huge crowd of people of all different races celebrating together in peace.  Thank You Jesus, please bless our country and spread revival here and throughout the world!

It was hilarious trying to leave the park that night.  The fireworks didn’t start until 9:30 p.m., so it was after 11 p.m. when we left.  It was a very long day and late night for all of us.  We had fun, but we were exhausted.  There were huge lines waiting for the trams that take people back to the Mickey and Friends Parking Garage and it was like herding cattle trying to organize all those people into lines.  Everyone stayed pretty civil though, although I did have a small lady try to push me out of the way and cut me off when I was getting on to the tram.  My wife, daughter, and son were in front of me and they all piled into the seat.  I was about to get on and sit next to my son when this lady started pushing me from my left.  It was actually kind of funny.  Even though I am really skinny from Celiac and I don’t weight much, I am still 6 foot 1 and the lady was only about 5 feet.  I didn’t say or do anything to her.  I just stood there with her pushing against me and she finally just gave up.  I finished getting on the tram and said a quiet prayer for her.  She is one tough little lady, I’ll give her that!  We laughed about that for awhile.

On July 5th we decided to stay home because by the end of the day on July 4th I was limping.  I wasn’t going to let Celiac stop me, so I went all out for my family until I was completely done.  Specifically, my left hip, hamstring, and right foot were done and were telling me they didn’t want to walk anymore.  I left it all on the field at Disneyland that’s for sure!  I just needed a little rest before we did our third day at Disneyland on the 6th, so we spent the day swimming and enjoying the nice weather.  Around 8:30 that night the house started shaking and it lasted for about 30 seconds.  It was one of the craziest things I have ever been through and I can say with all my heart that I do not like earthquakes!

I was in the living room and my wife and kids were in the bedrooms.  I was looking out the windows at the pool when I started seeing the blinds shake back and forth slapping against the glass.  I immediately knew what was happening and I ran to a door frame and called the kids to me.  Our kids came running to me and I put one arm around them while holding one side of the frame with the other.  The house swayed violently left and right and it was scary for the kids and for us.  My wife said that 30 seconds is a long earthquake and she was getting worried because she wondered how long it was going to go.  Praise God it stopped and nobody was hurt!

I don’t know how people live in an area where the earth beneath you can move like that, but I don’t like it one bit.  God bless and protect all of you who live in earthquake prone areas!  The news said it was a 7 point something magnitude quake out in the Mojave Desert near Ridgecrest about 120 miles north of where we were that caused the 4.5 quake we experienced.  Crazy!  So, we were five days into our vacation and we had already gone through two earthquakes and I was recovering from the first two days at Disneyland, but there was still more fun and trouble to come.

July 6th was our third and final day at Disneyland.  Many of you might have heard on the news about a big fight that happened at Disneyland that day.  We were actually in Toon Town that day, but we were not there when the fight happened.  I really pray for that family.  Toon Town is specifically designed for really little kids and it is crazy those folks were having a brawl there.  I called it the Toon Town beat down and I’m glad we were not there during the fight.  Sometimes the magic does end and Disneyland really needs to get better security procedures in place, so that doesn’t ever happen again.  We had a good time at Disneyland, but we were all done by the end of three days there.

On July 7th and 8th we were worn out, so we just chilled at the rental house.  The night of July 7th more trouble hit as water started leaking out from the base of one of the toilets and then sewage water was coming up into the tub.  I figured it was from the earthquake on the 5th and I immediately notified the homeowner and he sent out a plumber.  Thankfully, he was able to fix the problem pretty quick.  While the guy was fixing it, an alarm started going off in the house.  It was a loud pitched sound and we couldn’t figure out where it was coming from.  The plumber finally figured out that it was a moisture alarm in the crawl space, so he crawled down there and got the alarm.  Quite a guy and we were thankful for him being there.

It wasn’t fun having to clean up the floor and the tub, especially on our vacation, but that is life.  Jesus said in this world we will have trouble.  Trouble doesn’t stop just because you are on vacation and I have learned that many times.  We can keep a positive attitude and overcome all the troubles through Jesus though!

On July 8th, the DirecTV in the house stopped working, so the homeowner came over to  meet us.  He was a great guy and we had fun talking with him.  He got the TVs working again and he appreciated us communicating with him about all the trouble in the house.  He ended up inviting us to come back sometime and we now have a friend in Anaheim.  It is amazing how God turns trouble into good and I praise Him for that!

On July 9th we decided to go to Laguna Beach for the day.  It was a gorgeous day and the beach and ocean were beautiful!  Laguna Beach is a very nice area.  My parents took my sister and I there when we were kids and it was awesome being able to take our kids there now.  It was awesome splashing in the waves with the kids.  The beach and ocean are one part of California I will always miss.

 

Unfortunately, our day at the beach was not without trouble either.  On the way to the beach, I stopped at a gas station to get a bag of ice and some water to put in the cooler.  When I walked in the store, there were no other customers inside.  There was a guy behind the counter, a guy in the back room, and a guy stocking shelves.  There were also a couple guys delivering sodas just outside the main door.  As I came into the store the guy behind the counter grabbed at the right side of his chest and started wincing in pain.  He was an older gentleman from India and I thought he was having a heart attack.  I asked if he was okay, but he was in so much pain he couldn’t speak.  He started grimacing in pain much worse and then he slid down with his back against the wall all the way to the floor.

I ran to the guy in the back room and said, “hey, this guy is having medical trouble!”  A young guy came out of the room, but he seemed shocked, so I ran to the other guy who was older and said, “sir, this guy needs help” as I motioned for him to come over.  By that time the two guys outside the door came to see what was going on.  It turned out that they worked with the guy from India who was hurting and they were just there delivering products to the store.  We all made sure the man was okay and asked if he needed an ambulance.  He denied medical care and after sitting on the floor for a little bit, he said he was okay.  All of us took a deep breath and had a sigh of relief.  It was pretty intense and I’m just glad he wasn’t having a heart attack.  He thanked me for helping him and I told him, “God bless you.”

Whatever is causing the poor guy that much pain, I hope he gets it checked out and God heals him.  I was really praying hard the entire trip because I could feel the spiritual battle intensely out in Cali.  I am really glad the Lord put me in the store, so I could help the man and pray for him.  Please bless that man Lord.

I packed my lunch that day since I can’t eat out, but my wife and kids ate at a Gyro place in Laguna Beach.  My wife mentioned that the cilantro didn’t taste right, but the rest of the meal was fine.  That night she was really sick with food poisoning.  Thank God the kids did not get sick, but I felt so bad for my wife.  She was laid out for the rest of the night and the entire next day on the 10th.  We flew back to Denver in the morning of July 11th, so that was how the trip ended.  Thankfully, we had a relaxing day on the 10th and my wife felt completely better by that night.  For a minute there I thought we were going to have to change our flight.

I was feeling really down on the 10th.  We had been through so much during the trip and I was upset about my wife being sick.  I had to go to Walmart that day and while I was driving there I saw this sign while stopped at a red light:

That says it all right there!  There was a really encouraging song playing on the Christian radio station in the car at the same time and the Lord lifted me up!  I immediately began to praise Him and thank Him.  It was an awesome moment with the Lord and I drove back to the rental house encouraged with a better perspective on everything.  Thank You Jesus!

We heard on the news there was another earthquake in the L.A. area on the morning of July 12th, so we got out just in time!  Sometimes you go on vacation and you never want to leave.  Other times you go on vacation and it just gives you a deeper appreciation for where you live.  The latter was the case for us this time and it is so good to be home!  I am so glad we don’t have earthquakes or crazy freeway traffic!

By the way, I celebrated my 41st birthday last week and we had a blast!  I took my wife and kids to Boondocks, which is a fun place with arcades, go karts, and laser tag…and no earthquakes!  You can’t see him in the photos below, but my son was sitting with me in the go kart and he loved it.  He told me to go fast and keep the pedal to the floor, which I did.  Drifting the corners was awesome!

I was like Dale Earnhardt out there!  Go karts are so much fun!  I highly recommend driving one on your birthday!  It was fun watching the kids drive them on the youth track too.  It was their first time driving a go kart or any motorized vehicle and they did great.  It was a great birthday!

We came home from Cali to a broken garbage disposal and an HOA violation letter about our fence needing staining, but all that is taken care of now.  It has been a fun and challenging summer, but we made the most of all of it and we praise God for protecting us.  My wife goes back to school next Tuesday because the teachers have to go earlier.  Our kids go back on August 7th.  The last two weeks since we got back we have been fixing things, buying school supplies and clothes, and enjoying the last days of summer break.  It has been a whirlwind at times and I apologize for being gone from my blog for so long.

One of the biggest things I learned from our vacation to California is to be ready for anything and don’t expect it to be perfect.  Be prepared and ready for challenges to come, so you can meet them head on and keep moving forward.  There were many things that could have ruined our trip, but praise God He gives us the victory over our troubles.  God is good and He cares about us and loves us more than we could ever imagine.  Trust in Him when those troubles come and He will see you through it!

I will be back to blogging more regularly now, especially once the kids go back to school.  I turned the comments back on and I look forward to talking with all of you and reading your blogs again too.  I hope you all have had a peaceful and fun summer break!

Grace and peace to you all!

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart!  I have overcome the world.”

Jesus speaking in John 16:33

P.S.

The flights there and back were awesome and we didn’t have any trouble on the planes or with our luggage.  That was a huge blessing!  I didn’t feel sick on either flight and both flights were shorter than expected.  Check out these photos I took from the plane coming home.  The first one is flying over the Grand Canyon and the second one is flying over the Rockies on our way into Denver.  God is so awesome!

 

 

 

Our family is very excited this week because we are getting ready to fly out to California in a few days.  I also want to take this week and spend time with my wife and kids before the trip, so this will be my last post for a couple weeks until we get back from Cali.  I thought about blogging during our vacation, but I just need to completely unplug and be with my family.  I will be turning off comments on my site while I’m gone and I won’t be reading blogs.  I will miss everybody and I will get right back at it when I return.  I’m looking forward to sharing the trip with you all!

Have a blessed rest of June and I’ll catch up with you all mid July!  I am so glad it’s summer, praise the Lord!

Grace and peace to you all!

“A new command I give you: Love one another.  As I have loved you, so you must love one another.  By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

Jesus speaking in John 13:34-35

 

 

Good morning everyone and God bless you!  Thought you might like to see a photo of a beautiful black bear that was coming through our area just before 5 a.m. this morning.  We get bears out here quite a bit (mountain lions too).  They wander down from the Rockies and once they get into one trash can, they keep looking for more.  We are getting ready this week to fly out to California on Monday.  I need to get some yard work done before we go and I will definitely be looking out for that big guy!  That is a pretty good size black bear and it looks very healthy.  The animals use the open space behind our house as a travel path, so I will be even more aware when I mow the lawn today.

That photo was taken by a neighbor just up the street from us and she posted it on the Nextdoor App to warn everyone.  Bears can look cute and cuddly, but they need to be respected for the wild predators they are and I am thankful our neighbors look out for each other.  Thank you Lord for your creation, but please don’t let the bears or mountain lions ever hurt anyone out here, especially the little kids playing outside.  Please put a hedge of protection around our neighborhood and bless and protect all the families that live here.  Thank You Jesus for watching over us and protecting us with your mighty angels.

Even though we live in an area alongside apex predators that can hurt or kill us, we do not live in fear.  We just need to be more aware.  Like someone living in Africa.  I have never been to Africa, but my African brothers and sisters and I share that common reality.  We just need to be street smart with the wild.  We use all our senses and pay attention to our surroundings at all times and above all we trust in the Lord.

One way to love your neighbors is to look out for them and warn them of potential danger.  It’s still pretty wild out here and we all watch each other’s backs and take time to help our neighbors.  When you live in what once was the wild west, it’s still good to circle the wagons whenever a threat emerges.  We all need each other and it’s a blessing to have neighbors that care.

“Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

This is the first and greatest commandment.  And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’  All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

Matthew 22:37-40

Well, I’m off to mow the lawn.  If I see the bear, I’ll let you know and hopefully I can get some pictures too.  Have a blessed day and may we love our neighbors as Jesus said!

Grace and peace to you all!

A couple days ago the Lord whispered an encouraging word to me.  I was by myself praying about a lot of things.  I was also asking the Lord to rebuke the evil one away from me and rebuke his lies, temptations, discouragements, and accusations away from me and our family.  If you believe in Jesus, chances are that the evil one tries to discourage you about your past mistakes and sins too.  That is what he does!  The evil one stands accusing us before God day and night.  Just remember this, he is defeated by the Blood of Jesus Christ and we who believe are covered by His blood and we stand forgiven and free, fully justified by faith in Jesus Christ!  This is the word I heard the Lord speak to me like a soft whisper in my thoughts: “Walk in forgiveness.”

“Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say:

“Now have come the salvation and the

power and the kingdom of our

God,

and the authority of his Christ.

For the accuser of our brothers,

who accuses them before our God

day and night,

has been hurled down.

They overcame him

by the blood of the Lamb

and by the word of their testimony;

they did not love their lives so much

as to shrink from death.

Therefore rejoice, you heavens

and you who dwell in them!

But woe to the earth and the sea,

because the devil has gone down to you!

He is filled with fury,

because he knows that his time is

short.”

Revelation 12:10-12

Walk in forgiveness brothers and sisters in Christ!  The evil one is defeated and he knows it!  We have overcome him by the Blood of Jesus and by the word of our testimony in Him!  Jesus has washed us and we are clean!  He stands as our Advocate and speaks in our defense when the evil one accuses us!  The Lord does not keep a record of wrongs on us.  He is not in Heaven remembering our sins and counting them–He remembers them no more!  Live in that wonderful healing grace of God and offer that same forgiveness and grace to others!

“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.  If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.

My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin.  But if anybody does sin, we have one who speaks to the Father in our defense–Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.  He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.”

1 John 1:8-10-2:1-2

The reason Jesus came was to destroy the work of the evil one and Jesus finished His mission at the cross!  Be encouraged, God will crush the evil one very soon!

“He who does what is sinful is of the devil, because the devil has been sinning from the beginning.  The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work.”

1 John 3:8

“The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.  The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.”

Romans 16:20

Walk in the beautiful forgiveness of Jesus every day!  If you fall, get back up immediately, repent, and keep moving forward with the Lord!  If you believe in Jesus, then you are redeemed, justified, and completely and perfectly forgiven and no amount of accusations from the evil one can ever come against you!  Jesus stands by your side and He is all the defense you will ever need!

“In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.”

Ephesians 1:7-8

“For I will forgive their wickedness

and will remember their sins no

more.”

Hebrews 8:12

“The Holy Spirit also testifies to us about this.  First he says:

“This is the covenant I will make with

them

after that time, says the Lord.

I will put my laws in their hearts,

and I will write them on their

minds.”

Then he adds:

“Their sins and lawless acts

I will remember no more.”

Hebrews 10:15-17

Just like it says in 1 John 2:1, when you believe in Jesus, He speaks to the Father in your defense!  Other translations of that verse say we have an advocate.  The word “advocate” comes from the Greek word “paraklétos.”  It literally means “called to one’s aid.”

“Strong’s Concordance

paraklétos: called to one’s aid

Original Word: παράκλητος, ου, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: paraklétos
Phonetic Spelling: (par-ak’-lay-tos)
Definition: called to one’s aid
Usage: (a) an advocate, intercessor, (b) a consoler, comforter, helper, (c) Paraclete.

That is what Jesus does for us!  He comes to our aid and He is our advocate, intercessor, consoler, comforter, and helper as He speaks in our defense!  He stands up for us and stands by our side!  Praise God forever!

“For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men–the testimony given in its proper time.”

1 Timothy 2:5-6

“Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand.  And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.”

Romans 5:1-2

“Blessed are they

whose transgressions are forgiven,

whose sins are covered.

Blessed is the man

whose sin the Lord will never count

against him.”

Romans 4:7-8

Rejoice in the hope you have in Jesus!  Rejoice!  Rebuke the discouraging accusations from the evil one regarding your past in the Name of Jesus!  Take hold of the victory and authority you have in Christ and stand strong in His grace as He stands by your side protecting and defending you!

“I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.”

Jesus comforting us in John 5:24

“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”

Romans 8:1

“What, then, shall we say in response to this?  If God is for us, who can be against us?”

Romans 8:31

If you believe in Jesus, you are forgiven and you will never be condemned!  You have crossed over from death to life!  Who can be against us?  No one!  Not even the evil one with all of his sinful accusations!  We who believe in Jesus have overcome the evil one and we have overcome the world!  Thank You Jesus, we glorify Your Holy Name!

“for everyone born of God overcomes the world.  This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.  Who is it that overcomes the world?  Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.”

1 John 5:4-5

We are victorious in Jesus!  Walk in His forgiveness!

Grace and peace to you all!

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.  I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”

Jesus comforting us in John 14:27

 

On this day 18 years ago, my wife and I got married!  Happy Anniversary honey!  We have been through it all together!  It is so awesome to be raising our kids together and I am so thankful for all that God has done!  I love you with all my heart!

We got married June 23, 2001 down in Denver at the historic Whatley Chapel on a beautiful Saturday morning in front of our friends and family.  Our friend, who is now a Pastor here in Colorado, performed the service for us.  Watching my wife walk down the aisle was a beautiful moment in time that I will never forget!

After 18 years of marriage, we have had our share of challenging days.  Marriage is not easy.  It is a lifetime commitment to love each other under God’s holy covenant between a man and a woman!  It takes all of your heart and your very being to love someone.  Believe me, you will need God’s help!  Through all the trying times, we must forgive and keep loving each other!  One thing I have learned that is so very true is that you will grow closer to each other when you both grow closer to God.  Jesus is the reason my wife and I have a thriving marriage full of love!  Jesus is the reason we became one and Jesus is the reason we will stay one forever!

Through our marriage, the Lord has never let me lose sight of one particular verse.  It is a verse that all husbands should remember.  I have not been perfect in loving my wife this way, but this verse burns brightly in my heart and I pray and seek to love my wife this way for the rest of our days.

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her…”

Ephesians 5:25

Wow!  That is incredible!  Paul exhorts us to love our wives just as Christ loves His church!  When we got married, my wife was 20 and I was 22.  That was a huge responsibility to me and I took it very seriously, and I still do!  In order for me to love my wife as Jesus loves the church, I need to love and follow Jesus with all of my heart!  It is only through Jesus that I can love my wife the way God wants me to love her.  It is by the power of His Holy Spirit that I can give myself up for her and love her like He does!

Just before verse 25, Paul also exhorts women to recognize the God ordained leadership responsibility of their husbands.  Keep in mind when reading these verses, that a woman will naturally want to submit to her husband’s leadership if he is loving her as Christ loved the church.  The Word does not say a man has the right to be abusive in his leadership.  Just remember that.

“Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.  For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior.  Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.”

Ephesians 5:22-24

This is a huge responsibility for the husband!  It is not a position of power and authority to be lorded over the wife.  It is a position of humility and love to serve our wives, protect them, and lead them as Jesus does!  Here is that Scripture again with the verses that come after it.

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her to make her holy, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word, and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless.  In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies.  He who loves his wife loves himself.  After all, no one ever hated his own body, but he feeds and cares for it, just as Christ does the church–for we are members of his body.  “For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.”  This is a profound mystery–but I am talking about Christ and the church.  However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.”

Ephesians 5:25-33

Men, when you love your wife like Jesus does, the respect will follow!  That responsibility is yours, not hers.  Salvation is a free gift of God through faith in Jesus.  Respect has to be earned!  Love your wife by washing her with the Word of God.  Love your wife by encouraging her relationship with Jesus and leading her to Him in everything you do!  Love your wife by laying down your life for her and serving her in love!

Jesus set a powerful example for us of how we should love our wives.  May we never forget that!  If you want a successful marriage folks, love each other like the Bible says to love each other!  That is how my wife and I have made it 18 years and we are still looking forward to many more as we spend our lives together in the Lord!

“Love is patient, love is kind.  It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.  Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.  Love never fails…”

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

“And now these three remain: faith, hope and love.  But the greatest of these is love.”

1 Corinthians 13:13

It’s all about Jesus and loving like He loves us!

Grace and peace to you all!

I was reading tweets this morning and I came across a few things that really made me stop, shake my head, and ask the Lord to spread revival.  I feel so much sorrow and compassion for our society.  It is truly sad what is happening in this world.  Here in America and all over the world, people are calling evil good and good evil just like the Word says the world will do in the end.  It also says people will not put up with sound doctrine as the end draws near, and we see that in our time too.  People want to twist God’s order and they call out for more and more sin to be accepted as normal.  It seems many who do not believe in Jesus want to shake their fists at God as they march in the streets and demand for immorality and depravity to rule the day.  They are on a rampage as they try to do everything they can to stamp out God’s truth from society.  Believers in Christ, do not let it discourage you!  Jesus is coming back soon!  Stand strong in Jesus and don’t back down!

Don’t fret when you see the wicked succeed.  The Lord knows their end!  Just pray for them, speak the truth in love, and keep moving forward with the Lord!  Listen to this wise encouragement from King David’s writings in Psalms.

“Do not fret because of evil men

or be envious of those who do

wrong;

for like the grass they will soon wither,

like green plants they will soon die

away.”

Psalm 37:1-2

“Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;

do not fret–it leads only to evil.

For evil men will be cut off,

but those who hope in the Lord will

inherit the land.

A little while, and the wicked will be

no more;

though you look for them, they will

not be found.

But the meek will inherit the land

and enjoy great peace.

The wicked plot against the righteous

and gnash their teeth at them;

but the Lord laughs at the wicked,

for he knows their day is coming.”

Psalm 37:8-13

The wicked would do well to consider the words of Isaiah:

“Woe to those who call evil good

and good evil,

who put darkness for light

and light for darkness,

who put bitter for sweet

and sweet for bitter.”

Isaiah 5:20

We should not be surprised when the world hates us.  Jesus told us the world will hate and persecute those who believe in Him:

“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.  Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.”

Jesus in Matthew 10:16

“All men will hate you because of me, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.”

Jesus in Matthew 10:22

“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.  If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own.  As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.  That is why the world hates you.”

Jesus in John 15:18-19

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace.  In this world you will have trouble.  But take heart!  I have overcome the world.”

Jesus in John 16:33

The wicked plot against those of us who love Jesus.  They despise that we hold to God’s Word.  They gnash their teeth at us and they want us and the Bible banned from society.  They want us seen as backwards bigots because we speak God’s Truth.  Brothers and Sisters in Christ, do not fret!  It has been this way for followers of Jesus since the very first 12 disciples followed Him!  This is nothing new for God and He laughs at the wicked because He knows their end.  It is our calling to stand firm in Jesus no matter what!  At times it feels as though the world is closing in on us and we are standing all alone against the tide of sin and evil, but take heart!  He will sustain us and we have already overcome the world through Him!

“In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and imposters will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.”

2 Timothy 3:12-13

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”

1 Corinthians 1:18

Think about all the persecution the Apostle Paul went through!  Imprisonment, torturous beatings, and ultimately being killed for preaching the Gospel!  Through it all, Paul stood his ground and stood up for Jesus!  Even when everyone had left him out of fear of the Romans, Paul stood unashamed for Christ!

“At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me.  May it not be held against them.  But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it.  And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.  The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom.  To him be glory for ever and ever.  Amen.”

2 Timothy 4:16-18

Did you catch that?  Paul was in a Roman court being tried for preaching the Gospel and they were deciding whether or not to feed him to the lions!  Nobody showed up in Paul’s defense.  No other Christians came to his side.  Paul was the last man standing and still he stood up for Jesus!  As the hatred of society against Christians got worse, he remained unashamed of Jesus.  As society persecuted Christians, cast them out of society, and became violent against them, he remained unashamed of Jesus.  Paul remained unashamed of Jesus all the way to his death because he knew Jesus is the power of God for the salvation of the entire world!

“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile.”

Romans 1:16

Yes, it is getting worse and we are seeing some crazy things in this world.  Here in America, they are persecuting us on social media and trying to destroy everything in our culture related to Christianity.  They hate us, but they are not yet burning Christians on poles to light the night as the Romans did, nor are they feeding us to the lions…not yet anyway.  There are Christians who go through such persecution in other parts of the world and may we never forget to pray for them.

We don’t know the times or dates of the end, but we are definitely seeing the signs of the times.  Just remember, God is in control and He sees us all!  Remember the warnings and encouragement Paul wrote to Timothy as we see more and more godlessness and wickedness in our time.

“But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days.  People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God–having a form of godliness but denying its power.  Have nothing to do with them.”

2 Timothy 3:1-5

“In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of his appearing and his kingdom, I give you this charge:  Preach the Word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage–with great patience and careful instruction.  For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine.  Instead to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.  They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.  But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.”

2 Timothy 4:1-5

That sounds just like the time we are living in now!  Especially the part about people being lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God.  When Paul wrote his second letter to Timothy, persecution was raging against Christians.  Paul knew his time was coming to an end.  He knew the times were going to get worse and he encouraged Timothy to press on for Jesus.  He did not want Timothy losing his peace when he witnessed the wicked succeeding in their evil plans.  Paul wanted him to trust in Jesus and keep preaching the Gospel!

“For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure.  I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.  Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day–and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.”

2 Timothy 4:6-8

Shortly after Paul wrote that letter, the Romans beheaded him by sword.  He kept his faith in Jesus to his very last breath and the Lord was glorified through him!  As we see the times getting darker, stand strong in Jesus!  Keep your peace in Jesus, endure this crazy world in the strength Jesus gives us, and speak the truth in love as you shine His light through the darkness!

“So do not be afraid of them.  There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.  What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs.”

Jesus in Matthew 10:26-27

“Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven.  But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven.”

Jesus in Matthew 10:32

Remember what Jesus told us!  The times will get worse, but He will never leave us and He will be with us to the end!

“Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved.  And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.”

Jesus in Matthew 24:12-14

“Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.  Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.  And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

Matthew 28:18-20

Jesus is Lord and only Jesus can save us and that is the truth we preach no matter how much the world hates us!  As the love of the world grows colder every day, keep His love burning bright in your hearts and keep loving people by sharing God’s truth!

“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

Romans 10:9

“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Romans 6:23

“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.”

Acts 4:12

Fight the good fight!  Finish the race!  Keep the faith!  No matter how dark this world gets, nothing can take away what the Lord has in store for us!  Even if you are the last one standing, stand your ground in Jesus and keep preaching the truth!  He is with us always and He will bring us safely to His Heavenly Kingdom!

Grace and peace to you all!