“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it” (Psalm 118:24). You may ask yourself or others, “What is there to rejoice about with everything going wrong? Chaos is everywhere I look in the world.” It is important to realize despite the craziness happening around us that God saw fit to bless you with another day. The very breath in your lungs is reason to thank the L...  Read More

A bit of History: Samaria was once known as the capital of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, then became synonymous with the entire Northern Kingdom (1 Kings 13:32; Jer 31:5). By New Testament times, it became identified with the central region of Palestine, with Galilee to the north and Judea to the south. Samaritans were of a mixed race of Jew/Gentile, so the Jews basically had no dealings with th...  Read More

“Here I Am!” (1Sam 3:5)It’s wonderful to see a new year. So much happened in 2023. Some of thehappenings were good, some negative, and some things I wish I could go back toand change. Hopefully, you do not go into the new year dragging guilt and regretswith you. Leave the ‘should have, could have’ in the previous year. Instead, youcan enter the new year will joy, hope, excitement, and favorable ex...  Read More

I love the Holiday Season with all its glit and glamor. Everywhere are sounds ofChristmas carols playing in malls and restaurants as people hustle and bustle to buygifts for whomever. I already know the gifts that I am going to get for peopleexcept for our eight-year-old granddaughter and her thirteen-year-old brother.These two know immediately what they want. I am sure their minds have beenmarina...  Read More

We are in the Holiday Season and everyone’s mind is toward being thankful andgiving. But thankfulness is not something that should happen only November orDecember; thankfulness is something that we need to express every single day ofthe year because God has been and is good to us ALL the time!God’s blessings are everlasting, yet how many times do we respond by thankingHim? Often times we don’t eve...  Read More

What causes division in relationships? It comes from the heart which is the seat ofemotions. And when we verbalize our emotions we speak out or proclaim ourhearts. “A good person produces good deeds and words season after season. Anevil person is a blight on the orchard. Let me tell you something: Every one ofthese careless words is going to come back to haunt you. There will be a time ofreckoning...  Read More