When Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, "If you return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve Him only; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines,” (1 Samuel 7:3).

With the cares of this world and our busy schedules, it is easy to drift away from God. The same is true for the people that lived in Samuel’s time, and as such, Samuel explained to the children of Israel a four-step process to return to God. This process is as relevant today as it was in Samuel’s day. We do not consciously make an effort to drift from God, but it does happen especially when we do not make an effort to communicate with Him daily.

The first step is recognizing the path that we are on and choosing to return to God. Many of us have found ourselves on a dead-end road. The easiest way to get off that road is to turn around and go back the direction that we...

The Last Biker...The old ones stand out now, their numbers dwindling down. They're sad loss to the American scene, these individualists with the worn down clothes, saddles and faces. You can still see them sometimes, the real ones, some in packs, not as large as a while ago, sometimes alone.
The alone one is the best. One who's been there a long time, staying in the life he loves, never giving into a system that sucks you up like a vortex if you slip just one foot into it. He's got his connections - a few like him, that care for and protect each other. Hanging onto the only unique lifestyle left, like old dinosaurs, their faces are leathered and rough by forty, but their eyes still sharp and knowing.
Some are gray in the beards and braids, some are limp in their step and some pain in the kidneys. Still they know that no other life is life, but merely a dreary journey into everyone else's monotony. He looks at the new ones, and then turns away, knowing they will never know of...

And all the believers met together in one place and shared everything
they had.
--Acts 2:44 (NLT)


"Fellowship" is a great word that Christians often use. But do we know
what fellowship originally meant in the early church? The word
"fellowship" used in Acts 2 is the Greek word koinonia. It is a
difficult word to translate into English because of its many shades of
meaning. It can be translated "fellowship," "communion," "community,"
"communal," and "friendship." The word encompasses so much that
believers do together.

But fellowship is more than socializing. Anyone can socialize. The
idea of fellowship is that we come together to commune with God and
commune together. It is when we get together and talk about the things
of God. And God loves it when we talk about Him with each other.
Malachi 3:16 says, "Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each
other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his...

In Your light we see light. Psalm 36:9 (NKJV)



An important spiritual principle is in play here in Psalm 36:9. It tells us that in the light of God's presence, we are able to see light. We all have a tendency to focus on God's benefits and blessings instead of Him. It's just a part of our natural bent to want His direction, His wisdom, and His guidance-more than we want Him.

However, notice what we see in this Psalm. We see that it's only when we're in God's presence, when we're in His light, that we're able to see light. To put it another way, it's our proximity to the Lord that determines the extent to which we can enjoy and experience His benefits and blessings.

The lesson to be learned is that we need to focus on the Lord first. When we do, all of His benefits and blessings will be there for our enjoyment. When we're in close communion with the Light of the World, we won't lack for illumination. When we're in close proximity with the Prince of Peace,...

Loving Beyond the Natural Rev John MulQueen May 10, 2010 “And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing" (I Corinthians 13:3). As Christians, our strongest testimony is a reflection of God’s love in our lives. Above all else, we are called to love. In order for us to love in this manner, we must allow Jesus’ love to flow through us. Love can do no good if it is kept bottled up; it is meant to be shared and poured out on every area of our life. In the bottle, love grows stale and... Posted in: default | 4 comments Look What God Can Do,--- No Excuses! By Rev John MulQueen, 2010-05-20 About Frank Minucci: http://www.therobeofjesuschrist.com/brotherfrank.htm Born to Mafia soldier Carmine Minucci and hot tempered Irish beauty Lucille O'Banion, his childhood was a nightmare of cruel neglect and horrifying abuse. By the age of 16 he'd been shuttled back and forth among 13 foster homes. By the time he was 20 he was an ex-convict the New Jersey State Parole Board predicted would die in the electric chair. In his own words "I was sick, evil, a vicious menace." By the 1960s Minucci had graduated from felon to drug dealer, from wanted criminal to vicious enforcer for the mob. His violent criminal livestyle did not come without a price. Eventually his first wife Mary left with their four children. Dangerously addicted to cocaine, he was a heartbeat away from death and would have died if... Posted in: default | 8 comments   1 2  / 2 Scroll