From TFT, Feb 2002 (Edited Mar 2023) “A fifteen year old shot and killed his teacher today. . . .” This quote and other similar quotes have been heard over and over again. Are we losing our teens to Satan? Do they have idle hands? What are we teaching these kids today? Our young people are under constant attack by Satan and the temptation that oozes from him. I believe … [Read more...] about We Love Our Teens!
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Ruth
I remember a movie I would always watch whenever it came on. It was called Fried Green Tomatoes. There was a character named Ruth, and in one part of the movie her mother died. Ruth’s friend sent her a note with the passage, “And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will … [Read more...] about Ruth
Power of Words
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.” - Proverbs 25:11 How powerful is a single word? A single word, a single sentence or phrase can bring a great measure of peace, happiness and joy, or a terror of anger, or perhaps deep sadness and depression. The Bible explains how Jesus treated people with love, compassion, kindness, forgiveness, and … [Read more...] about Power of Words
Three Views of Self
In one of his compositions, poet John Donne had this phrase: “No man is an island.” Whatever the expression meant to him, it contains a general truth. None of us lives in an isolated existence. While we see ourselves in a certain light, others may view us quite differently. Our Creator assesses us with absolute accuracy! Our View of Ourselves One’s … [Read more...] about Three Views of Self
Positive Thinking – A Christian Influence
How much is a Christian influence worth as you associate with your peers? A usual conversation would probably be negative – what untruth someone said about you; how someone treated you; how bad things are; how unfair and bad things are today. Paul didn’t say, (Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are false, whatsoever things are a lie, whatsoever things are … [Read more...] about Positive Thinking – A Christian Influence
