Sermon on the Mount It was the first day of Spring. I woke up to a steady downpour of rain and joined a group of faithful sisters on a weekly early morning “Cry Out” call. Our facilitator led us in Praise, for His Name and His attributes. Then she led us to pray any Scripture God […]
Look up While you are looking out for yourself and your family, look up! At times of peril and extreme stress, many of us turn inward and start looking solely at the circumstances and the myriad of possible outcomes. This attitude tends to bring isolation and defeat. It truly reveals that which we are trusting for our peace and […]
Bad news Virus and Repentance…what do they have in common? Today, we are facing a pandemic coronavirus. If it has not touched your life or your family’s, it is simply news. Mostly bad! But to those that are directly or indirectly impacted, it is very real and dangerous. Many elderly have died. Your financial circumstances […]
F-F-F FEAR, FAITH AND THE FUTURE…are so interrelated. Let’s examine each separately and then see how they impact us. · Fear—an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or threat. Terror, fright or alarm. · Faith—complete trust or confidence in someone or something. Trust, belief, confidence […]
Do I trust Jesus? As I was pulling up behind a car at a stop light yesterday, a thought really hit me. Why, because twice the day before two cars stopped suddenly in front of me and as I slammed on my brakes, everything in the front and back seats went flying into the floor. […]
Dads, what is your view of a ‘blessing’? No, not the one over a meal! A personal, maybe spiritual blessing? Probably, if you have never received one it would be a foreign term to you. Or maybe you did. What was that like; do you remember at least one, maybe more? Did it have an […]
Let there be light Darkness…existed before anything was. In Genesis 1.2, we are told that “darkness was over the face of the deep” “and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters”. Guess what first thing God created—yes, light! God pronounced it good and separated the light from the darkness. That is where […]
The importance of a name NAMES…can tell so much about a person, thing, even an institution. It’s your identity. Many have names with underlying meaning, even directing their life’s destiny. It sets you apart from someone else. My first and middle name is Billy Cleveland. I was named after my maternal grandfather and the twenty-fourth […]
A hard loss Giving it your best…does not always end in success or victory. But that should never deter us from going ‘all out’. Some of my most concentrated efforts fell flat. In fact, many! Our BGA football team was 8-0 and entering our ninth game. It was in the town where I was born; […]
Seeking security SECURITY…conjures up a sense of safety, a place of protection, like a refuge. It might also deliver the idea of financial well-being. We put our trust in many things, people, institutions, and as a nation, our military. Our retirement plans can provide us true or maybe false security. Things happen for which we […]