Reagan’s speech in the previous post rekindles a hope that we might be more committed to the founding principles behind our nation’s greatness. That commitment is our resolve. Resolving is resting–building our lives on a principle which produces a single passion and cannot be compromised. As Christians we “give diligence" to determine our purpose just […]
This January the Lord gave me an opportunity to join the team at IBLP Headquarters for the year-end inventory. As soon as I arrived (on the second day of the count) I could tell it was already off to a good start. Tally sheets had been prepared with thoroughness by the Paine Family and Tuesday […]
“Praise ye the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary . . . Praise Him for His mighty acts: praise Him according to His excellent greatness. . . . Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord” (Psalm 150:1,2 and 6). This is a passage from our Wisdom Search this morning, […]
. . . That there are three stages in life? 1. You believe there really is a Santa Claus! 2. You absolutely do not believe in Santa Claus! 3. You ARE Santa Claus! . . . That: “There’d be no Christmas greetings, there’d be no Christmas morn; there’d be no Christmas season if […]
Have you noticed how often the simple act of giving a good-natured: “Merry Christmas!” makes it more of a “merry Christmas” for you yourself as well? Why? Because a cheerful greeting is one of the most basic forms of giving. Last weekend our family was strengthened and encouraged at the IBLP Christmas Conference. So many […]
Two whirlwind weekends in a row! How can we summarize such a wonderful time? November 20th was a large Craft Show in Fairfax, Virginia. It was the largest craft show we had ever been a part of and all together with the Wilkes we had close to fifty different things for sale. Each one was […]
The first ever national Bible Bee was first rate–and the second national Bible Bee was, well, second-to-none! As Daniel said last year, the most important thing to remember during a competition is God’s sovereignty and the value of the relationships He gives us with others who love His Word. This year we were grateful to […]
“It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD, and to sing praises unto Thy name, O most High . . . For Thou, LORD, hast made me glad through Thy work: I will triumph in the works of Thy hands. O LORD, how great are Thy works! and Thy thoughts are very […]
Despite what you might hear, Jehovah God and what is called “Allah” cannot be the same. After having a good talk with someone who had lived in Turkey and Kyrgyzstan for a while I thought a post of the highlights would do us all good. I am no theologian and I would sure like some […]
For us it just happens that Grandma’s birthday is actually very close to Grandma’s birthday . . . and vice versa . . . so to say the least it has been a wonderful time celebrating recently, and honoring them both on their special days. For Grandma Brown’s birthday we spent a day at her […]