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August 31, 2020
Does God Really Have Plans to Prosper You? (Jeremiah 29:11) Pt. 2
Jeremiah 29:11 was aimed at a people who needed assurance in their present situation by knowing there was a future for them and their offspring.
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Published on August 31, 2020 18:00
July 20, 2020
Does God Really Have Plans to Prosper You? Jeremiah 29:11 Pt. 1
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope (Jeremiah 29:11) Jeremiah 29:11 is a much loved passage from the Jewish scriptures used by well-meaning Christians to demonstrate God’s commitment to prosper all His children. But does […]
Published on July 20, 2020 06:00
June 8, 2020
Leaving A Legacy Amidst a Global Disaster
My parents both passed away within the last decade. They are buried in a Jewish cemetery in North Lauderdale, Florida. Whenever I am in the Sunshine State, I make every effort to show my respect and visit their gravesites. I find it a bewildering experience to observe the engravings on the grave stones in this […]
Published on June 08, 2020 06:00
May 20, 2020
Noah Confronts a Worldwide Catastrophe Part 2
Summers in the East Coast were often a treat for me as a young boy. I treasured spending those hot, humid days visiting my grandparents in Coney Island in New York. Besides cooling off in the Atlantic Ocean, the main attraction was Steeplechase Park. The assortment of rides this park offered to a young starry-eyed […]
Published on May 20, 2020 06:00
April 16, 2020
Noah Confronts a Worldwide Catastrophe Part 1
Our world is facing an unprecedented crisis with the Coronavirus outbreak. Currently, close to 1,911,407 people have been confirmed to have developed the virus; 118,623 have died and 446,366 are recovered. By the time you read this article, the figures will have changed. While the confirmed cases of COVID-19 exhibit tragic numbers along with the […]
Published on April 16, 2020 13:30
September 20, 2016
Have You Been Scammed by Your Own Heart?
Face it, we live in a world of scammers. They are everywhere. On our cellphones with robo calls. In our emails with attempts to phish our personal information. Yet the greatest scammer is our own human heart.
Published on September 20, 2016 12:46
September 9, 2016
Planning for the Future With or Without God
Christians who merely wait for instructions from God’s control tower, but fail to follow Solomon’s advice to think about our plans are in danger of landing at the wrong field. Yet God can always redeem a situation we have managed to complicate and transport us to the right destination.
Published on September 09, 2016 14:10
August 23, 2016
Ordering Off God’s Menu of Life’s Choices
From Proverbs 15:16-17 we are given a menu with four choices on how to live out our lives. Some will choose wealth and tolerate the negative backwash of negative tensions in a home where there is never enough. Also, we are given a choice where the meals are common, but are eaten in an atmosphere where the Lord has brought peace to a family.
Published on August 23, 2016 15:47
August 5, 2016
The Hunt for the White Whale of Anger
Wisdom provides the answer to quiet down an angry battle. However, when we'd rather hunt down the elusive whale of revenge, wisdom sinks to the bottom on the sea.
Published on August 05, 2016 16:57
July 28, 2016
Deflate the Hot Air Balloon of Angry Words
In Proverbs 15:1 Solomon gives us an “out of the box” way of reacting to a potentially heated exchanges and defusing a situation to open a door for God to bring His peace.
Published on July 28, 2016 06:45