Rediscovering God In America

As I get older, I start to wonder what kind of country America will be in 10, 25, or 50 years. I remember our first TV and the three black and white channels we could receive. Do you remember The Andy Griffin Show before reruns? The Sunday drives our family would take would lead us to far away lands such as Moscow or Rossville. Then after a week of getting prepared we would drive to Memphis for our semi-annual shopping trip. Everyone would stand as the national anthem was sang followed by a prayer at every high school ballgame in our country. Times have changed.

Peter Moffit shared with me a DVD by InTouch Ministries titled Rediscovering God In America by Newt Gingrich. This Sunday I would like to share it with you. We will be reminded how God has blessed America.

I pray that America will rediscover God and times will once again change to the way it was when I was a kid.

Beware !! Sheep In Wolf's Clothing

I read about a revival that is being held in Lakeland Florida. After some research I found some disturbing facts about this revival. The pastor is healing (?) people,asking the crowd to worship angels, and raising dead people (?). What is going on ? What are the people of Lakeland looking for ? Is Satan turning this revival towards him ? Sadly I think that is what is happening.

Paul and Barnabas go to a town to preach and they get more than they bargain for. The people were looking for false gods. Some even thought Barnabas was Zeus.

Why is it so easy for people to stray from the truth ?

How can the church be guarded from being lead astray ?

We must be very careful what we look for. We must seek the true God and not listen to false teachers.

Help Me Set The Table

I spent my holiday on the seat of a tractor in the hay field. One can solve many of the world's problems from the seat of a tractor. I enjoy working in the hay field as we gather food for our cows to help them live through a long cold winter.

During the winter as the cows hear the sounds of the tractor, they know that food is on the way. They gather around the hay rings waiting for a bale to be dropped. After a day that bale has been eaten and they await another.

This week we are going to see God showing Peter that the good news is for all people not just the Jews. We need to set the table for all who are hungry.

Do we prepare enough food for all that are hungry ?

Do we set enough places at the table ?

The only way our cows could survive the winter is hay that we prepare for them. The only way that some in this world can survive is that we feed them the word. Let us set the table.

See you in Sunday School !

A Birthday Wish

As our country prepares to celebrate yet another birthday, I am deeply saddened by a news article I read on the MSNBC website : "America remains a nation of believers, but a new survey finds most Americans don't feel their religion is the only way to eternal life — even if their faith tradition teaches otherwise."

What a sad statement about the country that God has blessed with so much. Could you imagine the men like Washington or Jefferson saying you can go to heaven if you believe in Buddha or Allah.

So as we blow the candles out, let us make a birthday wish that all find the true path to heaven through Jesus Christ.

Happy July 4th !!!!