At Ease In Zion

At Ease in Zion  “Woe to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, which are named chief of the nations, to whom the house of Israel came!” (Amos 6:1)  Zion (or Jerusalem) was the capital of Judah, the southern kingdom, and...

One of My Favorite Hymns

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear.” (Psalm 46:1-2) Martin Luther,   in spite of his feet of clay is one of my favorite heroes. Few people have influenced Christianity and Wesern Civilization as he...

Our Natural and Spiritual Bodies

“It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.” (1 Corinthians 15:43-44) In this portion of...

Mockers Never Cease

   “But it so happened, when anballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, that he was furious and very indignant, and mocked the Jews” (Nehemiah 4:1)  The art of mocking God and His people has changed little through the ages. The pagan enemies that...

Lord God Almighty

                                                                                                                                                             “And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the...

Five Facts of Life

How quick we are to forget!  As Emerson walked by an open casket, he gazed into the face of a life long friend and said:  “He was a lovely soul but I forgot his name.”  All of us have limited memories, at best.  And most of us are prone to forget.  Forgetfulness is...