In The Presence of the Lord

In The Presence of the Lord

In one of our guest bathrooms is an old wooden plaque that was in one of our kids room growing up that reads in part, God is watching you.  I wonder why we think we come and go from the presence of the Lord?  At church we often hear someone who is leading...
Turkey 2017

Turkey 2017

The Maiden Tower sits in the center of the Bosporus Straights  in Istanbul, Turkey.  Take a look at a complete tour    
Newsletter: April 2017

Newsletter: April 2017

The Call of God: The Call of David April 2017 • Volume XV Number 04 ”But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord. “ (2 Corinthians 3:18)...
The Call of David-Providence

The Call of David-Providence

Greetings again my Brethren.  This month my friends we will continue to look at the divine providence so brilliantly displayed in the life of David by looking at a few of the characteristics  that connect David’s life to the divine call on his...
Just Serve the Lord

Just Serve the Lord

I do not know about you my friend, but life at times can be wearisome.  Even ministry (even in God) at times can be very tiring.  It seems the more we go and the more we press toward the goals established by God and us the more we seem to perish within...
The Call of David-Providence

The Call of David-Providence

Greetings again my Brethren.  What a wonderful study of Isaiah’s qualifications for ministry we have been looking at these past months.  Funny how when we read about Paul, Peter, or Isaiah we think they are unlike us, but in reality the only things...
Newsletter: March 2017

Newsletter: March 2017

The Call of God: The Call of David March   2017 • Volume XV Number 03 “But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.” (2...
Our Emotions

Our Emotions

   The church has become like the world, yet the world still wants what the church use to provide; God’s power to touch lives and transform hearts.  I keep asking myself, “where is the power of God in Churches today?” I would say one of the biggest...
Ministry 2010

Ministry 2010

      Last week Karen read me the end of an article that appeared in our daily paper. The article was about how the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove, California was teetering on the edge of financial ruin.  It ended with these...
The Call of David-Providence

The Call of Isaiah: Qualification

Greetings again my Brethren.  What a wonderful study of Isaiah’s qualifications for ministry we have been looking at these past months.  Funny how when we read about Paul, Peter, or Isaiah we think they are unlike us, but in reality the only things...