Needs of the Needy
If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that? James 2:15-16 The grocery store I frequent must have a growing reputation among…
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Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. Ephesians 4:28 Stealing is sin. There is no argument about that because of the commandment that clearly states it, “You shall not steal.” …
Read MoreGrace for Sinners
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8 – 9 God is holy. I am sinful. In Jerry Bridge’s book, “The Transforming Power of the Gospel,…
Read MoreMiles of Inches
“If you give them an inch, they will take a mile.” Reading, writing, social studies, and arithmetic. That is how public schools started. Teachers knew children couldn’t sit in a chair all day, so they allowed them to go out and play. Go out and play got a little unmanageable as the schools grew…
Read MoreHow Are We Teaching About Racism?
Middletown, De or Charlottesville, Va. I grew up in a small town in Delaware. In our town, there were two schools systems, the “White” and the “Colored,” until 1966 (if my memory serves me correctly). I was in the 6th grade. Before we integrated, the two high schools were barely two miles apart, but, if…
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In a church we belonged to some time ago, there was an associate pastor who would occasionally preach and often taught Sunday School. As my husband and I would discuss his teachings on Sunday afternoon, we would see that he always came down with one lesson: “trust and obey.” For the record, this is a…
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