In my new home, there are many many areas that I can work on by planting my plants, flowers, yard décor or whatever suits my fancy. These areas have already been established somewhat & I pretty much have a blank canvas as far as flowers go. They also have a good foundation to work with. There are palm trees in some areas. In other areas, I have Yucca Elephantipes, Cordyline Australis Atropurpurea, beautiful hot pink Snowball Bush, Day Lillis, Lemon tree, Peach tree, beautiful Pine Trees…

Preach the word! Be ready in season and out of season. Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.—2 Timothy 4:2

I heard of one graduate of a theological school who determined to follow his professor's advice and preach the Word only. His…

‘At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.’ Matthew 11:25

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Quiet musing!

‘While I was musing the fire burned.’ Psalm 39:3

Suggested Further Reading: Psalm 119:97–104

The world has put a little letter before the word ‘musing,’ and these are the…

by Ken Ham on April 25, 2015

John Piper

The first resurrection

‘Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection; on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.’ Revelation 20:6

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"That through death he might destroy him that had the power of death."

Hebrews 2:14

O child of God, death hath lost its sting, because the devil's power over it is destroyed. Then cease to fear dying. Ask…

In the 1800's, English orphans were housed in disease-infested institutions, forced to work long hours, barely fed, and harshly treated.*



George Mueller (1805-1898) gave up all he owned and worked without salary for the sake of these orphans. 



Without asking for money, he prayed three orphanages into…

"On him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus."

Luke 23:26

We see in Simon's carrying the cross a picture of the work of the Church throughout all generations; she is the cross-bearer after…

Niger: Muslims burn 68 churches

Whoever cannot be alone should beware of community. Such people will only do harm to themselves and to the community. Alone you stood before God when God called you. Alone you had to obey God’s voice. Alone you had to take up your cross, struggle, and pray and alone you will die and give an account to God. You cannot avoid yourself, for it is precisely God who has singled you out. If you do not want to be alone, you are rejecting Christ’s call to you, and you can have no part in the…

Mother Wins Case to Kill Disabled Child

"And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."

Matthew 15:27

This woman gained comfort in her misery by thinking great thoughts of Christ. The Master had talked…

One mother is outraged after her 5-year-old daughter returned from daycare with her chicken sandwich confiscated because daycare workers were unable to determine if the food was halal. Yasmin Jackson, 24, claims that her daughter was starved for the entire day after the staff at Kingswood Daycare Nursery in Mitcham, London took…