June 20, 2024 We May be in a Famine, but Everybody Will Eat! Although my son Jonathan has special needs, he is quite witty, and his words are often wise. “I don’t watch the news because it is too depressing,” he explains when I try to get him to watch it with me. Then just as …
June 13, 2024 Let Us Know! “Let us know, let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD…He will come to us like rain, like the latter and former rain to the earth” (Hosea 6:3 NKJV). Let us Know! “These are the times that try men’s souls…Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet …
You are God’s Masterpiece! This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND I have heard many well-crafted, ear-tickling sermons, with witty titles. I won’t cite any examples as I might, inadvertently, offend someone. Today, I sat down to write, wondering what I could write that would be like some of those sermons. But God’s response …
May 30, 2024 It’s A Legacy Weekend in the DMV It’s Legacy Weekend in the DMV! This Saturday and Sunday, June 1 & 2, 2024, we gather from across the globe to honor and celebrate the impact, footprint, and love-filled legacy of our founding pastor, Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr., and Co-Pastor Susie Owens. This …
May 23, 2024 “Be Careful What You Talk About.” I was all set to write about the challenges of getting older! But, as Kurt Carr sang,“God blocked it!” My thoughts might have been relatable for some, but theywere not God’s thoughts. His thoughts are higher than mine (Isaiah 55:9)! Did you see Sinbad’s recent statement …
May 16, 2024, Watch! and Hold On! “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong” (1 Cor. 16:13 NKJV) Watch! and Hold on! AI, artificial intelligence, is absolutely fascinating! It can help with myriad small matters, like a wake-up alarm or finding a restaurant. AI is also making strides in generating …
May 2, 2024 Memory Check: Are there ever times when you think, “Well God, this situation is too tough, too big. No one can get me through this one?” Maybe you have never questioned God, but Moses, yes, the great prophet, did “And the LORD said to Moses, ‘Has the LORD’s arm been shortened?” (Numbers 11:23a). …
April 25, 2024 The Secret! https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=cH6oxHH6eHk “Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3 NLT). The Secret! At age 93, in 2013, Dr. John Harding Lucas, Sr., was asked to share his secret for longevity and success. Lucas had spent over 50 years working …
God, My God! “Heaven and earth will pass away, but your name will remain, and everyone will declare that You are God.” –From “God, My God” by VaShawn Mitchell Our worship of God is a mighty weapon against the forces of Satan. Worship makes God bigger and bigger and our issues smaller and smaller until they disappear, …
Burnout? The Fire Must Never Go Out! This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND The Fire Must Never Go Out! A roaring fire was something I learned to respect and appreciate as a child. The shamrock green frame house with a tin roof, where we lived on Spring Hill Farm in Enfield, N. C. …