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Articles

The Line of David – Covenant with King David

Published February 2, 2023

The LORD declares to you that the LORD himself will establish a housefor you: When your days are over and you rest with your ancestors,I will raise up your offspring to succeed you, your own flesh and blood,and I will establish his kingdom. He is the one who will build a housefor my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.I will be his father, and he will be my son. When he does wrong, Iwill punish him with a rod wielded by men, with floggings inflicted byhuman hands. But my love will never be taken away […]

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The Line of David

Published January 1, 2023

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.                                  – Isaiah 9:6-7 During the Advent/Christmas season we focus a lot on the Kingship of Jesus. This prophecy from Isaiah […]

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The Sanctity of Life

Published January 29, 2019

Each year, on the third Sunday in January, we observe Sanctity of Life Sunday. It is a time to remember that human life is special and sacred. As Christians, this belief is rooted right in the start of Creation, as it is stated in Genesis 1:27, “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” Human beings were not created as just another animal, but they were created completely set apart; they alone were created in God’s image. The aspect of being set-apart by God is reflected […]

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Wintry Hearts

Published April 13, 2018

(Published in Delmont Record – 4-13-18) When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain, Your touch can call us back to life again, Fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been; Love is come again like wheat arising green. – from the Hymn, “Now the Green Blade Rises” by John Crum This year spring is sure taking its time in coming. As I write this, the latest winter storm is just beginning, and no one exactly knows what will happen from now until the time this article is published, but we do know winter is coming again. Whenever […]

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Who IS Jesus?

Published January 9, 2018

Published Jan. 9th, in the Delmont Record. Who IS Jesus? Even though we are just over a week into the new calendar year, when it comes to the Church Year, we are already over a month into it. Traditionally, the new year for the Church begins with Advent which, in this cycle, began on Sunday, December 3, 2017. Advent is the first of the seasons of the Church Year and is followed by Christmas. The Christmas season begins on December 25th and lasts twelve days (have you wondered why we sing about ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’?) and ends with […]

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