Preachers practiced the Second Amendment decades before it was written.
In fact, it was the preachers in America that inspired the Revolution, and the Second Amendment, by their actions, and scared King George the most.
King George said so.
PREACHERS PRACTICED WHAT THEY PREACHED
January 3, 2026 By Leave a Comment
C H R I S T M A S 2025
January 3, 2026 By Leave a Comment
(I shared this at Church In The Park on Sunday, before Christmas)
CHRISTMAS 2025
O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;
It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth.
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn!
Fall on your knees! O hear the angel voices!
O night divine! O night when Christ was born!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother,
And in His name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy name.
Christ is the Lord! O praise His name forever!
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head;
The stars in the heavens looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.
Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever, and love me, I pray.
Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care,
And fit us for heaven, to live with Thee there.
Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing pow’r?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
☆ ☆ Have you been to Jesus ? ☆ ☆
- to the manger to worship ?
- to the cross to repent ?
- to the grave ? ? ?
— Jesus’ grave is not the end of story
— Jesus’ grave has no memorial
— Jesus’ grave is EMPTY
— Jesus’ empty grave means victory - Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,
Because He lives, all fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
My life is worth the living just because He lives.
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”
“We love Him because He first loved us.”
“I love the Lord because He hears my prayers and answers them.
Because He bends down and listens, I will pray as long as I live.”
I love you Lord,
And I lift my voice
To worship You.
O my soul, rejoice.
Take joy, my King,
In what You hear;
May it be a sweet, sweet sound
In Your ear.
Blessed assurance,
Jesus is mine.
Oh what a foretaste
Of glory divine.
Heir of salvation,
Purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit,
Washed in His blood.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
☆ BLESSED ASSURANCE ☆
Will you get this blessed assurance, this Peace—
— Peace from Jesus
— Peace with Jesus
— Peace in Jesus
— Peace of Jesus
— Peace, only if you have Jesus
“Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.”
Jesus leaves us with His Peace.
The world leaves us with peace, that leaves.
My Christmas wish for you—in this last song:
☆ ☆ ☆ Far away in the depths of my spirit tonight
Rolls a melody sweeter than psalm;
In celestial-like strains it unceasingly falls
O’er my soul like an infinite calm.
Peace, peace! wonderful peace,
Coming down from the Father above,
Sweep over my spirit forever, I pray,
In fathomless billows of love. ☆ ☆ ☆
“The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
BLESSED CHRISTMAS TO ALL !
WHY DO WE WANT TO KNOW ‘WHY?’ ?
January 2, 2026 By Leave a Comment
Why do we want to know “WHY?” ?
Why do we try to explain “WHY?” ?
We think that if we can explain why things happen, especially bad things, we can somehow change what happens, for the better.
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Explaining why things happen remains very limited.
Changing what we can change, for the better, remains very limited, despite our best efforts.
The problem of evil—explaining evil—stays with us, mostly unchanged.
So, what can we say ?
What can we say that hasn’t been said ?
All I know is to say what God said:
“The day you eat of it (the forbidden fruit), you shall surely die.”
“The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life.”
“The thief (the devil) comes to kill, steal, and destroy—I (Jesus) came that you may have life, and have it more abundantly.”
“In the world you will have tribulation (trouble), but be of good cheer, for I have overcome the world.”
LOOK – – – BEHOLD – – – BE STILL
December 28, 2025 By Leave a Comment
☆ LOOK up at the stars.
The massive, overwhelming sky communicates to every person on earth, to everybody who ever lived—unmistakable message—no excuse ‘didn’t know’.
The stars, the moon, the sun direct the schedule of the world, the universe.
The precision is absolutely undeniable.
And the amazing complexity that keeps me alive multiplies the wonder of it all.
☆ BEHOLD these awesome wonders, comprehend what it means, and what is behind it all.
☆ BE STILL, stop, be silent, listen, learn, open your heart and soul, and know !
☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
“LOOK to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.”
“BEHOLD, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with Me.”
“BE STILL, and know that I AM God.”
MEMORIALS – – – FOR ?
December 25, 2025 By Leave a Comment
What are memorials for ?
— for remembering the past.
— for inspiring the present.
Who are memorials for ?
— for remembering people who have passed.
— for inspiring us to also be faithful.
HAVE YOU BEEN TO JESUS ?
December 25, 2025 By Leave a Comment
! ! ! It’s Christmas ! ! !
Have you been to Jesus ?
Have you been to Jesus
— at His birth to worship Him ?
— at His miracles to thank Him ?
— at His compassion to love Him ?
— at His sermons to learn from Him ?
— at His solitary place to pray with Him ?
— at His cross to repent, give your sin to Him ?
— at His empty grave to celebrate victory with Him ?
“Because He lives I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives all fear is gone.
Because I know He holds my future,
My life is worth the living
Just because He lives.”
DID GOD REALLY SAY ENOUGH ?
December 19, 2025 By Leave a Comment
The Bible is enough.
It tells us what we need to know.
It does not tell us what we don’t need to know.
We don’t need to speculate—we dare not speculate—about what the Bible does not tell us.
Apply this to everything else.
Read the Bible for what we must know about . . .
- origins
- sin
- salvation
- end times
- heaven
- hell
- any doctrine
Consider:
“Did God really say ?”
That trick worked the first time in the garden—it tricked Eve and Adam.
That same trick works over and over ever since.
Consider this also:
Did God really not say ?
Ask both questions whenever dealing with any issue.
It’s okay, it’s good, it’s wise, it’s essential to be a strict, purist, literalist follower of Jesus with what He tells us in the Bible.
Closing question:
Does not the Bible clearly and unmistakably give direction for our lives—more than enough to keep us busy obeying what He says—Jesus, The Word ?
WHERE DOES GOD FIT IN YOUR LIFE ?
December 12, 2025 By Leave a Comment
Bad question.
But true for many people.
God expects to be in charge of your life, not fit in somewhere.
WHAT IS THE MAIN THING ?
December 10, 2025 By Leave a Comment
☆ THE MAIN THING—
GOD
☆ THE MAIN THING ABOUT GOD—
THE BIBLE
★ THE MAIN THING GOD SAYS IN THE BIBLE—
MAN, SIN, JESUS, FORGIVENESS,
HEAVEN, HELL
I learned this from Ken Hamm*, when fielding dozens of distracting questions:
Get back to the main thing, not diversions to avoid the central Bible message—creation, sin, salvation.
*Answers In Genesis
Creation Museum
Ark Encounter
I DON’T UNDERSTAND
December 10, 2025 By Leave a Comment
“I don’t understand.”
— frustrating
— Biblical
Do you express your frustration with those words ?
Do you then try harder to understsnd and fix what you don’t understand ?
More frustration ?
When we try to understand life’s frustrations, and we think we understand, and talk like we understand—we are not on Biblical footing.
So, how is the comment of frustration Biblical ?
If you say, “I don’t understand”, and you give up on your understanding, you are on the first step toward ‘Biblical understanding’.
The Bible says, “. . . do not lean on your own understanding.”
And how do I do that ?
The Bible says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.”
Memorize that verse and say it aloud over and over to overcome the frustration of trying to understand.
God’s Words have power, and His Words have power in our lives when we claim them by saying them—all to His Glory and His Will.