The Church Under Fire
Chapter Five
Now Faithful to the Calling
May 27, 2023
I am still reading in the book of Acts. Recap: Paul was giving his defense to King Agrippa, and so he relayed to him how he had been on the road to Damascus to persecute and perhaps put to death even more Christians...
“Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother, to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ who are at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father.
“We give thanks to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, since we heard of...
I Delight to Do Your Will
“I delight to do Your will, O my God;
Your Law is within my heart.” (Psalm 40:8 NASB1995)
This seems to be the day for personal reflection and for application of biblical truth to my own personal life. Where to begin?
On 9/17/2025 at 12:30 a.m. I began to experience...
Testimony
On September 11, 2012, the Lord put it in my heart and mind to write a song titled, “For Our Nation,” which, in video form, chronicles some of the history of our nation from the bombing of Pearl Harbor, to the assassination of JFK, to the attacks on the Twin Towers on 9/11/01, to the...
Jesus told a parable about a nobleman who went to a distant country to receive a kingdom for himself, and then return. He gave 10 minas to 10 slaves and told them to “Do business with this until I come back.” When he returned he ordered the slaves to come to him and to report back to him what...
“Enlarge the place of your tent,
and let the curtains of your habitations be stretched out;
do not hold back; lengthen your cords
and strengthen your stakes.
For you will spread abroad to the right and to the left,
and your offspring will possess the nations
and will people the...