AUTHORITY!
Story by Mike Deese In one episode of Andy Griffith, (my favorite COP show) a couple of farmers are selling on the side of the road in the city limits, which was against the law in Mayberry. Barney finds them…
Eric Metzger
“Youth Sunday”
I am very thankful to be part of a church that takes a Sunday out of each year to celebrate what the Lord is doing among the middle and high schoolers in its youth ministry! As a sophomore in…
CITIZENSHIP!
“Citizenship” = the state of being vested with the rights, privileges, and duties of a citizen. Those that belong to a country are at home in that country. This scripture is going to challenge you on what country you belong…
The Conquering Royal Priest
If I asked you, “What Old Testament passage is quoted the most in the New Testament?”—what would you guess? Maybe, “Honor your father and mother”? Or, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength”? Would…
My Father’s Voice in Prayer
By May Hastings Nottage Written in 1901, this work of poetry celebrates the cherished memories of a grown woman tenderly recalling from childhood the voice of her father in prayer. In the silence that falls on my spiritWhen the clamor…
The Narrow Way
Anne Brontë 1820 –1849 Believe not those who say The upward path is smooth,Lest thou shouldst stumble in the way, And faint before the truth. It is the only road Unto the realms of joy;But he who seeks that blest…
“Holy and Holistic”
Jesus is generous and kind, and He doesn’t want us to be foolish in our interactions with other people. He has redeemed us from the shackles of sin and its isolating curse and placed us in a community of…
“Would It Help?”
Sometimes a simple question can prove profoundly helpful. I remember watching the movie Bridge of Spies several years ago and listening to this dialogue between Brooklyn lawyer James Donovan and his defendant Rudolf Abel after what Donovan perceived as…
“Eternity’s Encouragement”
I penned this poem some years ago when I was overseas and struggling with discouragement as I realized how much time I was missing with my dear friends back in the States. Time and again Jesus’ eternal perspective has given…
Review Your Vows
HUSBAND I, ___________, take thee, ___________, to be my wedded wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death…