Post Category: Spiritual Life

Dear Friends, I trust you are doing well and looking forward to Sunday. The principle symbol of our faith is the cross of Jesus Christ.Paul understood this and in his letter to the churches in Galatia wrote:"But may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world"(Galatia...

I trust you are doing well and looking forward to the Lord's Day. Jeremiah 29 contains an instructive letter written to Hebrews who hadbeen taken captive by their enemies, and transplanted to the extremely pagan city of Babylon. God offers the following advice: Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, to all the exiles whom I have sent into exile from Jerusale...

I trust you are doing well and looking forward to the New Year. Every year brings with it challenges and difficulties. 2021 will be no different. The last year has had its share of ups and downs and the new year will have them as well. One of the most important lessons to learn is that when hard times come, be a student, not a victim. Sadly, some people go through li...

God thunders marvelously with His voice; he does great things we cannot comprehend. Job 37:5 NKJV Life can change in the blink of an eye. An unexpected life event or an external event can have major repercussions in our lives. Last fall my wife and I were involved in a traffic accident that was not my fault, yet I suffered severe consequences. I was driving on a divided h...

Dear Members and Friends, I trust you are doing well and looking forward to our service this coming Lord's Day! Last Monday Connie and I went shopping at Costco. As I followed with the shopping cart I noticed 4 young men wearing black pants, white shirts and dark ties and name tags identifying them as Elders of the LDS Church. I was hoping to talk with them and pur...

Now when they had come and gathered together, they reported all that God had done with them, and that He had opened the door of faith to the Gentiles. Acts 14:21. NKJV What a wonderful journey my life has been. Several years ago I finished Volume I of Mud Pies and Memories. As I reflected on what God had done, I recalled other examples of what God had done in my life; a f...

In your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there were none of them" (Psalm, 139:16) I was saved when I was about nine years old at a Christian camp near Goiania, Brazil. I know that because I distinctly remember sharing the gospel with one of the kids whose father was a handyman at the camp. He had not attended the previous...

Dear Precious Saints of MBC, I trust you are doing well and looking forward to this Sunday with Matt Wilder. During these first few weeks of the New Year I've been suggesting some New Year challenges. The first challenge was to move from being a victim of circumstances to being a learner about life. Two weeks ago I suggested the challenge of mastering a gos...

How do we share the gospel with others? What is the key to being a good evangelist? How can we share the gospel without fear and apprehension?...

Are we willing to listen, or do we always have to have the last word? Do we listen to God or ask Him to listen to us, yet never wait for his answer?...

Let's not forget those who came before and paid such a high price for the freedoms and prosperity we enjoy today....

We live in a free country, where the rule of law is present, correct? But do we really believe this? Aren't our rights slowly being removed, via code words, like hate speech? Let;s us be forever vigilant to make sure we remain free!...

Did you know the mustard seed is one of the smallest if not the smallest seed, yet when it blossoms and fully grows a huge tree now stands....

Is my salvation free? Can I help my salvation by being good and doing good deeds? What I don't believe in God, but I am still a good person, can my good works and deeds save me?...

As Christians and believer in God, we are assured of our place in heaven, but how sure are we there is such a place? ...

Do we see children as God's gift or a burden? Are children expensive to raise? Do we love all children or just some?...