Acts 2:17     “‘In the last days, God says,

I will pour out my Spirit on all people.

Your sons and daughters will prophesy,

your young men will see visions,

your old men will dream dreams. 

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How To Take Care Of Yourself

types of self-care

How To Take Care Of Yourself In the last post I made some suggestions as to why this is indeed a stressful time, so you need to take care of yourself.  In this post, we’re going to look at how to do that, how to take care of yourself in times of stress, like this […]

You Need To Take Care of Yourself

self care sign

You Need To Take Care of Yourself We have been looking at how to preach in a pandemic in these posts.   This is the eleventh post in this series, and here is the link to the first in case you want to catch up.   In this essay we are going to explore a […]

God Does Not Over Promise and Under Deliver

God Does Not Over Promise and Under Deliver People in a pandemic may experience a testing of their faith.  They need to know that God does not over promise and under deliver to us.  That’s the theme of this post, one in a series on how to preach in a pandemic. Carl Sewell made a […]

Love Wins The Day

showing kindness

Love Wins The Day One of the big lessons we can learn from church history in regard to preaching during a pandemic is simply this: love wins the day as we care about other people.  We’ve been looking at how to preach during a pandemic in these posts, exploring various aspects of sermons during such […]

He Will Hold Me Fast

Jesus holding my hand

He Will Hold Me Fast He will hold me fast is the title of an old hymn, copyrighted in 1906 by Charles Alexander, music director for Evangelist R.A. Torrey.  The music was composed by Robert Harkness, a pianist who took words provided by singer Ada Habershon, and the song  became a hit in the crusade meetings.  If […]