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Tag: God

  • Give Thanks

    Oh give thanks unto the Lord, call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples.  Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; speak of all His wonders.  Glory in His holy name; let the heart of those who seek the Lord be glad.  Seek the Lord and His strength; seek His face continually.…

  • Shepherd, Not CEO!

    “Therefore, I exhort the elders among you,…shepherd the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not for sordid gain, but with eagerness; nor yet as lording it over those allotted to your charge…” – 1 Peter 5:1-3 I am a pastor.  I have…

  • If Words Mean Anything, Israel Means Israel

    “The LORD God commanded the man, saying, ‘From any tree of the garden you may eat freely; but from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat from it you shall surely die” (Gen. 2:16-17). “Now the serpent was more crafty than any…

  • If Not Us…Who?

    The title of this entry has been borrowed from two sources.  It is the title of an article written in Voice Magazine, July/August 2008 (the publication of the IFCA, The Independent Fundamental Churches of America) and was written by W.W. McEad.  In turn, he borrowed the title from a line in President Ronald Reagan’s second…