It is amazing to see the creativity people exhibit when coming up with names by which they identify the church. Some form committees while others pray and wait for something inspirational to come to their mind. Some choose short ones while others choose lengthy ones that border on becoming full sentences. Although I say this almost humorously, I am persuaded it is a very serious matter. View full article »
Archive for March, 2010
“A half-truth is a whole lie.” –Yiddish Proverb
Eliminate your negative qualities. Develop your positive ones. You can’t win with the check-mark in the wrong place.
– M Winnetter
Confidence is keeping your chin up; overconfidence is sticking your nose up. – Unknown
“You can do as you please, yet everything matters.” — Wallace Stevens
I read the above quote in Bits & Pieces recently, and it is so true. My former pastor, Bishop Tommy Johnson, has said for years that most of us do what we really want to do. In my experience I have found it to be true. God has given each of us a free will, and to a large extent each of us exercises our free will. However, at the end of the road there is a judgment day coming, and the works we have done from our free will are going to be evaluated by the Lord, based on the commandments set forth in His word. Yes, you can do what pleases you but you will give an answer, you will be held accountable in the end. The Lord put it this way in Ecclesiastes 11:9-10, View full article »