From the Pastor Dangerous “Isms” And we know that once we have a majority that are dependent upon the government, we will lose our freedom; it says we go into bondage. That’s the next stage. — Sharron Angle When it comes to economic/social/political “isms” out there, none are perfect, but some are far…
From the Pastor How Do We Respond? We cannot always control everything that happens to us in this life, but we can control how we respond. Many struggles come as problems and pressures that sometimes cause pain. Others come as temptations, trials, and tribulations. — L. Lionel Kendrick Every life has troubles. Some…
From the Pastor Congratulations, Men! I want to congratulate all the men out there who are working diligently to be good fathers whether they are stepfathers, or biological fathers or just spiritual fathers. — T. D. Jakes When my father was eight years old, his father passed away. Fortunately, there were men in…
From the Pastor Your Philosophy on Risk? Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave. — Mary Tyler Moore By now you have developed a personal philosophy of RISK. You tried things you weren’t sure would work, and when…
From the Pastor A Terrible Loss Life is about surviving loss. — Mary Steenburgen Last week, I lost my wallet. It disappeared. Vanished from the earth. At least that’s how it felt since I always put my wallet in the same places; in my back pocket or on top of the dresser. Of…
From the Pastor A Well-fed Mind Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality. — Earl Nightingale Brain experts estimate that 85% of our thinking is done at the sub-conscious level. Whenever you have a “hunch” or experience of nagging feeling about…
From the Pastor Keep Learning! Keep your ears open, your eyes open, grab everything you can, react, and learn! — Victoria Abril “Whoever has ears, let him hear” – Jesus, Matthew 13:9 Hearing is one thing; listening is another. Information can be comprehended, but not absorbed, appreciated, or applied. The mind…
From the Pastor A Welcome Addiction Addiction isn’t about substance – you aren’t addicted to the substance; you are addicted to the alteration of mood that the substance brings. — Susan Cheever Webster’s dictionary defines addiction as: 1: the quality or state of being addicted 2: compulsive need for and use of a…
From the Pastor Rush, Rush, Rush? Having patience is one of the hardest things about being human. We want to do it now, and we don’t want to wait. Sometimes we miss out on our blessing when we rush things and do it on our own time. — Deontay Wilder Do you…
From the Pastor Life has an Act II Easter is very important to me, it’s a second chance. — Reba McEntire So, when you die, is that it? Or is there a second act? I don’t know of a culture or religion (other than the insanity of atheism) that doesn’t believe there is…