Camp Courier

Just a few shots from Family Camp today.

Here's Isaac scaling the Iceberg.

Old Friends.

Tonight was the missions service. Great Worship. Great Message. Great altar call. God give me missionaries was my prayer as my boys responded. Here are a few of our IL missionaries who are home on furlough and in the area for Family Camp.

Then we ended the night out on the patio by the fountain with our former senior pastor Kent & Judy Anderson. We were their youth pastors in Milford, NE when we were right out of grad school. They are great friends, taught us a lot, and we were blessed to work with them.

Thanks Kent & Judy for taking a chance on a couple of green, wet behind the ears, young people. We are blessed by your lives.

Be Refreshed!

Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 30:5-6 5 Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. 6 Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.

Scripture of the Day: Acts 13:2-3 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." 3 So after they had fasted and prayed, they placed their hands on them and sent them off.

Quote of the Day: "I have seen, at different times, the smoke of a thousand villages - villages whose people are without Christ, without God, and without hope in the world." William Moffat

"And people who do not know the Lord ask why in the world we waste our lives as missionaries. They forget that they too are expending their lives... and when the bubble has burst they will have nothing of eternal significance to show for the years they have wasted." Nate Saint (He was later martyred)

"Today Christians spend more money on dog food than missions." Leonard Ravenhill

"'Not called!' did you say? 'Not heard the call,' I think you should say. Put your ear down to the Bible, and hear him bid you go and pull sinners out of the fire of sin. Put your ear down to the burdened, agonized heart of humanity, and listen to its pitiful wail for help. Go stand by the gates of hell, and hear the damned entreat you to go to their father's house and bid their brothers and sisters, and servants and masters not to come there. And then look Christ in the face, whose mercy you have professed to obey, and tell him whether you will join heart and soul and body and circumstances in the march to publish his mercy to the world." WIlliam Booth

On Belay

We headed out of town till the heat dies down over the Airsoft incident. Today was day two of Family Fest. We've had great services and a great time away with the family. Here Elizabeth is almost to the top of a climbing tower.

Tonight The Mills defended their title of Family Scavenger Hunt Champions with our third annual consecutive victory. We completed the list in just a little over 15 minutes of the alloted hour.
This year you had to look up verses and then go find the item listed in that verse. We had 3 Bibles going, one coordinator, and three runners. Great victories are not won just on the court, they are won in the mind. Discipline, strategy, and practice all help bring the trophy home. (or in this case a jumbo bubble maker:) The Stensruds came in second. They are young but coming along. Another few years under my tutelage and I think they'll be OK.

Be praying for my family this week. It is times like these in an atmosphere of God, family, and friends that God touches and builds lives for Him. My prayer this week has been refreshing for my wife and revelation for my kids. Thanks for remembering us.

We finished off the evening with friends from church on the patio by the fountain. Good Times...

Be Refreshed!


Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 29:2 When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Scripture of the Day: Philippians 2:1-3 1 If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.

Quotes of the Day: "A five day camp is the equivalent of one year in church." Dan Reiland
"Camp is the single most important activity the church has to offer our young people today." Thomas Trask
"Of any place in the world where kids can understand spiritual truth, it is at camp." Josh McDowell

Free Willie

This may be my last post for a very long time. Right now I'm holed up in my church office taking sanctuary from the authorities, but at any moment I know they're going to kick the door in and haul me away. I was feeling fine till last night when I clicked on the Chicago Tribune web page to check the news. At first it was just another day in Chicago. A few shootings, a little corruption. But then I scrolled down and saw a STORY of a dad arrested and charged with domestic battery on his three kids. His crime? Shooting his kids with an AIRSOFT GUN.

Now I don't know the specifics of that particular incident, and I guess you could abuse your kids with one, but I've shot my kids many times with our Airsoft guns. A couple of my kids have gone off with their friends for a whole day of Airsoft wars. Airsoft guns are similar to a BB gun except they shoot plastic BB's. You want to be sure to wear a mask (you could put your eye out ya know) and a heavy long sleeve shirt helps too. But they are designed to shoot each other. Sometimes when we have friends over we suit the kids up in winter coats and have them run around the back yard while we try to pick them off. My kids used to think it was fun, now I'm just a common criminal.

I wish I would have known all of this when I was growing up. Sometimes when us kids were getting on my mom's nerves (my sister's fault I'm sure) she'd make us go outside and lock the door behind us. She also kept a yard stick (back when they were made of real wood) on top of the kitchen cabinets for a "rod of correction."

When I was about 10 I was at the neighbor's house and we were wrestling over something that we both wanted. Somehow in pulling back and forth I caught a forearm in the mouth and broke one of my teeth in half. I went running home and the next day it was a trip to the dentist for some work. His mom called to check up on me and we were playing together again the day after. Not one call to the lawyer or the police. What was I thinking?

Ethan has scrapes all over his arm from a game of Uth Group Capture the Flag in the woods last night. When will we stop these games of violence that hurt our kids? Jeremiah has cuts and scrapes on his legs from Kid's Camp last week. I think I'll sue them to teach them a lesson (It's not the money, it's the principle). Isaac's at a waterpark today with a friend's youth group. We told him to wear long sleeves and sit in the shade all day. Don't go on any of the waterslides, they're slick!

So if you don't hear from me again I have started my new jail ministry. Hopefully I'm not in with the hardened criminals but people more on my own level. Men who had fireworks, rode bikes without helmets, and talk on the cell phone when they drive. Men who don't to like wear coats when it's cold, who eat meat, and shoot their kids with Airsoft guns.

You can have my Airsoft gun when you pry it from my COLD DEAD HANDS.


Be Refreshed!

Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 26:3 A whip for the horse, a halter for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

Scripture of the Day: Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.

Quotes of the Day: It would seem that something which means poverty, disorder and violence every single day should be avoided entirely, but the desire to beget children is a natural urge. ~Phyllis Diller

The quickest way for a parent to get a child's attention is to sit down and look comfortable. ~Lane Olinghouse

Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy. ~Robert A. Heinlein

The problem with children is that you have to put up with their parents. ~Charles DeLint

My mom used to say it doesn't matter how many kids you have... because one kid'll take up 100% of your time so more kids can't possibly take up more than 100% of your time. ~Karen Brown

Give me the life of the boy whose mother is nurse, seamstress, washerwoman, cook, teacher, angel, and saint, all in one, and whose father is guide, exemplar, and friend. No servants to come between. These are the boys who are born to the best fortune. ~Andrew Carnegie

Prayer Barometer

You can tell a lot about a person by looking at their calender or checkbook. How do you spend your time? How do you spend your money? Words and good intentions can try and cover our tracks, but those two things are a pretty good barometer.

Another good barometer of what we value is what do we pray about? Or maybe even, do we pray? Take what you prayed about last week and boil it down to a 1/2 sheet of paper. What do you have? Missions? The lost? My stuff? America? Family? Me? The Kingdom of God? More stuff for me? Help? Healing? Finances? Relationships? Finances for more stuff? Finances for the stuff I owe money on?

We walked through the Apostle Paul's prayer for the Colossians from Colossians 1 yesterday. Not a lot of fluff or stuff, but a pretty good prayer list for ourselves almost 2000 years later. So give your prayer life a tune up this week (or jump start maybe) and move from the temporary to the eternal. WWPP...What Would Paul Pray?

Be Refreshed!

Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 23:17 Do not let your heart envy sinners, but always be zealous for the fear of the LORD.

Scripture of the Day: Colossians 1:9-14 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully 12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light. 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, 14 in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

Quote of the Day: A day without prayer is a boast against God. Owen Carr

Ready to Hit Bottom

As I was getting ready for bed last night Nightline was interviewing a researcher who said that people are the unhappiest at age 44. You start high when you are young and then slowly bottom out at age 44 and then get happier again. At first I thought it was a little depressing since I'm 42 and that means I should bottom out in the next two years. But then I thought that if this is as bad as it gets, I'm blessed.

Happiness is overrated anyway. Joy is much more stable. Happiness for most depends way too much on circumstances, the temporary, and "what about me?" Joy is a fruit of the Spirit and is in abundant supply if I stay connected to the Vine.

The hymn writer Barnet Warren put it like this:

I have found His grace is all complete,

He supplieth ev’ry need;
While I sit and learn at Jesus’ feet,

I am free, yes, free indeed.

Refrain
It is joy unspeakable and full of glory,

Full of glory, full of glory,
It is joy unspeakable and full of glory,

Oh, the half has never yet been told.

I have found the pleasure I once craved,

It is joy and peace within;
What a wondrous blessing!

I am savedFrom the awful gulf of sin.

Refrain

I have found that hope so bright and clear,

Living in the realm of grace;
Oh, the Savior’s presence is so near,

I can see His smiling face.

Refrain

I have found the joy no tongue can tell,

How its waves of glory roll!
It is like a great o’erflowing well,

Springing up within my soul.

Refrain


So here's to the worst years of my life.

Be Refreshed!

Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 21:21 He who pursues righteousness and love finds life, prosperity and honor.

Scripture of the Day: Matthew 5:3-12 (Amplified Version) 3 Blessed (happy,to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the poor in spirit (the humble, who rate themselves insignificant), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!
4 Blessed and enviably happy [with a happiness produced by the experience of God's favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His matchless grace] are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted!
5 Blessed (happy, blithesome, joyous, spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the meek (the mild, patient, long-suffering), for they shall inherit the earth!
6 Blessed and fortunate and happy and spiritually prosperous (in that state in which the born-again child of God enjoys His favor and salvation) are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness (uprightness and right standing with God), for they shall be completely satisfied!
7 Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy!
8 Blessed (happy, enviably fortunate, and spiritually prosperous--possessing the happiness produced by the experience of God's favor and especially conditioned by the revelation of His grace, regardless of their outward conditions) are the pure in heart, for they shall see God!
9 Blessed (enjoying enviable happiness, spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the makers and maintainers of peace, for they shall be called the sons of God!
10 Blessed and happy and enviably fortunate and spiritually prosperous (in the state in which the born-again child of God enjoys and finds satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of his outward conditions) are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake (for being and doing right), for theirs is the kingdom of heaven!
11 Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous--with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless of your outward conditions) are you when people revile you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things against you falsely on My account.
12 Be glad and supremely joyful, for your reward in heaven is great (strong and intense), for in this same way people persecuted the prophets who were before you. [II Chron. 36:16.]

Quote of the Day: There's nothing more contradictory than an unenthusiastic Christian. The Bible tells us that God loves us so much, in fact, that God gave his only son so that all who believe in him will have everlasting life. Nothing not even death can separate us from God's love! If we really believe that, we can't help but overflow with joy! Ronald Newhouse

Be merry, really merry. The life of a true Christian should be a perpetual jubilee, a prelude to the festivals of eternity. Theophane Venard

Any one can sing in the sunshine. You and I should sing on when the sun has gone down, or when clouds pour out their rain, for Christ is with us. Anonymous

There is a joy which is not given to the ungodly, but to those who love Thee for Thine own sake, whose joy Thou Thyself art. And this is the happy life, to rejoice to Thee, of Thee, for Thee; this it is, and there is no other. Augustine

Joy is not the absence of suffering. It is the presence of God. Robert Schuller

The Hearts of the Fathers

I challenged the dads this past Father's Day to be the patriarch of their family. Patriarchs have a generational view. It goes far beyond today, next year, and even our lifetime. The great men of the bible affected generations. Too often we get caught up on the stumbling blocks of men. Our job, our stuff, and trying to fit in. Israel battled this constantly. When they served God wholeheartedly they lived blessed lives. When they got caught up with their stuff and the idols around them they fell hard.

One of the saddest sections of Scriptures in the Bible comes from Judges 2:6-11:

6 And when Joshua had let the people go, the children of Israel went every man unto his inheritance to possess the land.

7 And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel.

8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.

9 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.

10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.

11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:

God had given them the formula, but somewhere they missed it.

Deuteronomy 5:5-12 5 Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

10 When the LORD your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, 11 houses filled with all kinds of good things you did not provide, wells you did not dig, and vineyards and olive groves you did not plant—then when you eat and are satisfied, 12 be careful that you do not forget the LORD, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery.

Your kids don't need a new cell phone, the latest video game, another club, sport, or activity. They don't need to know who wins American Idol or any other reality TV show. They need patriarchs who see eternity and make an impression on them. An impression when they wake up, walk along the road, sit around the house, and go to bed at night. They need patriarchs who fill their house and lives with the presence of God. Don't be a Joshua generation who enjoyed the blessing and miracles of the Lord and forgot to pass it along to the next generation.

God is looking for patriarchs. Your kids are looking for patriarchs. So what will it be? Your job? Your stuff? Fitting in? Building your little earthly kingdom? Or will you help turn the hearts of your children to God?

Be Refreshed!

Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 18:22 He who finds a wife finds what is good and receives favor from the LORD.

Scripture of the Day: Malachi 4:5-6 5 "See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. 6 He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse."

Quote of the Day: "Pray to God. Love God. Fear God. Serve God. Take not God's name in vain. Do not Swear. Do not Steal. Cheat not in your play. Play not with bad boys. Call no ill names. Use no ill words. Tell no Lies. Hate Lies. Speak the Truth. Spend your Time well. Love your School. Mind your Book. Strive to learn. Be not a Dunce." A Lesson for Children. 1777

19

Today my bride and I will have been married 19 years. I was going to say "today we celebrate 19 years", but our anniversary celebration this year is Sonya spending the night with 8 1st & 2nd grade girls at Kid's Camp and me spending the night with Isaac and a couple of his Jr. high friends. Who would have thought it would deteriorate to this? Fortunately I'm still on my honeymoon after 19 years. Marriage just gets better and better every year. I am a blessed husband.

I tried to log in last night after Isaac went to bed to post for the day, but for some reason it wouldn't log in. Everyone else it at camp, so I ended up reading my blog posts from 2007. I laughed a few times, was sad a couple of times, and smiled a lot. It brought back memories of my kids, church, and friends. Baptisms, funerals, sports, sermons, family and friends. Thanks to both of you who read this for sharing my life with me.

Be Refreshed!

Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 31:10-12 10 A wife of noble character who can find?
She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her
and lacks nothing of value.
12 She brings him good, not harm,
all the days of her life.

Scripture of the Day: Proverbs 5:18 May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.

Quotes of the Day: The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. Theodore Hesburgh

They say it takes a village to raise a child. That may be the case, but the truth is that it takes a lot of solid, stable marriages to create a village. Diane Sollee

I got gaps; you got gaps; we fill each other's gaps. Rocky (Who'd a thought I'd have a Rocky quote on my anniversary.)

Love is what you've been through with somebody. James Thurber

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person. Mignon McLaughlin

Double Down

Happy Father's Day to my dad and Happy 12th Birthday to Jeremiah.

It neat to watch your kids grow up, but his new Slip and Slide reminds us that he's still a kid at heart. It also made me feel old. Not 4 kids, a 12 year old, or my 19th anniversary coming up this week...but that feeling as I'm running for my turn on the Slip and Slide and I begin to think, "This is going to hurt and it won't be pretty either."

Here's a picture of me and my quiver.

Be Refreshed!

Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 15:20 A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

Scripture of the Day: Psalm 127:4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

Quotes of the Day: My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, "You're tearing up the grass." "We're not raising grass," Dad would reply. "We're raising boys." ~Harmon Killebrew

-One father is more than a hundred Schoolemasters. ~George Herbert, Outlandish Proverbs, 1640

- A father carries pictures where his money used to be. ~Author Unknown

- Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone

Desperate Times

I was getting cold and clammy. The shakes would come and go too. It had been weeks since I'd heard from my suppliers and I wasn't sure how much longer I could hold out. I finally got desperate and called a lady recovering from triple bypass heart surgery and told her if I could have some of her stash I'd bring her bring her a cut of the finished product. She agreed and we made the run. When her husband showed me the bag of the freshly picked crop and asked if that was enough, I said maybe just a little more to be sure. Here's a picture of the unprocessed crop.

Mmmmmm.... Rhubarb.

Turn off the TV, grab your stash, and make a great summer. Homemade pies, trampolines, cool nights, and good friends. It's 9:45 on a Friday night. Do you know where your kids are? Mine are jumping on the trampoline by the light of a halogen work light:) Good Times...

Be Refreshed!

Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 13:4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

Scripture of the Day: Psalm 127:4-5 4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. 5 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate.

Quote of the Day: If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance. ~Bern Williams

Jump City

Summer officially started at our house today when we got the trampoline tarp back from being resewn and the kiddie pool was inflated and filled. I challenged you a month or so ago to make this your best summer ever by taking time with family and friends to build some memories. Right now I'm blogging from the deck, the kids are in the yard jumping and throwing balls at each other, it's 72 degrees, the tiki torches are fired up, and the Cubs are on the radio up 5-3 in the 5th. Outside of the Spirit of God, it doesn't get much better than this.

Ride a bike, visit a shut-in, go for a walk, fire up the grill, go watch a little league game even though you don't know who's playing, catch a free concert in the park, plant a garden, invite friends over, play a game, get out of the house, etc. Don't wait till September and bemoan the passing of another summer.

Be Refreshed!

Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 11:7 The memory of the righteous will be a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

Scripture of the Day: Philippians 2:14-16 14 Do everything without complaining or arguing, 15 so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe 16 as you hold out the word of life—in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.

Quote of the Day: The best kind of friend is the one you could sit on a porch with, never saying a word, and walk away feeling like that was the best conversation you've had. ~Author Unknown

Murmuring

There was some murmuring at church yesterday. Just 2 posts in the Blog last week had left the masses clamoring for more. Or was it just one couple that mentioned it?

It was actually a great morning with The Book of Hope. They are passing out the 500 MILLIONTH book mark this June. Amazing! Check out the website for stories, the history, and an opportunity to partner with this incredible ministry. Sonya went on an Affect Destiny trip to Romania a few years ago and got to see the Book of Hope up close in action.

The Word of God is powerful. Hebrews 4:12 says, "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."

Be Refreshed!


Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 9:13 The woman Folly is loud; she is undisciplined and without knowledge.

Scripture of the Day: Isaiah 29:24 They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.

Quote of the Day: "If God spare my life, ere many years, I will cause a boy that driveth the plough shall know more of the scriptures than thou doest." (in argument with a priest) William Tyndale

Down East Up North

We headed up north to Packer-land today with the Sr Saints for lunch and a concert with The Down East Boys. I grew up on southern gospel quartet music and enjoyed the day just as much as the saints. Several times a year when I was a kid The Florida Boys, The Thrasher Brothers, or another group would come to town and the family would head in for the concert. Mom and dad probably still have a stack of LP's from the good old days around somewhere.

We averted a tragedy just before the concert when Danny tried to join the Red Hat Society. Fortunately I was there to intervene and whisk him away before he signed up.

Be Refreshed!

Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 3:5 The wise inherit honor, but fools he holds up to shame.

Scripture of the Day: Psalm 27:6 Then my head will be exalted above the enemies who surround me; at his tabernacle will I sacrifice with shouts of joy; I will sing and make music to the LORD.

Quote of the Day: "If you believe what you like in the gospels, and reject what you don't like, it is not the gospel you believe, but yourself." St Augustine

A Josiah Heart

-At age 8 Josiah's father is murdered
-His grandfather the king was more wicked than the pagans they had driven out of the land.
-The temple is in shambles and full of pagan altars.
-They've lost the Book of the Law.

Imagine the stories he had for his therapist. But young Josiah turns his heart to God and begins to seek Him. He repairs the temple, tears down the idolatrous altars and poles, and the Book of the Law is rediscovered. Repentance breaks out in the nation and judgment is held off.

Josiah had a load of excuses of why it wasn't his fault. Blame dad. Blame the grandfather. Blame the priests. Blame the people who killed my dad. Blame the people. But Josiah turns his heart toward God, the Word of God is rediscovered, and revival breaks out in the nation.

It's easy to find plenty of people to blame for the nation's moral condition. The media. The politicians. Our parents. Our kids. Technology. The educational system. But no matter the conditions, God always has His eye out for men and women who are hungry for Him. He's looking for Josiah hearts who will turn to Him and do the right thing. So as we move into summer here's a good of place to start. Rediscover the Word of God, repent, clean house, and do the right thing.

Be Refreshed!

Proverb of the Day: Proverbs 2:7-8 7 He holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, 8 for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones.

Scripture of the Day: 2 Kings 23:25 Neither before nor after Josiah was there a king like him who turned to the LORD as he did—with all his heart and with all his soul and with all his strength, in accordance with all the Law of Moses.

Quote of the Day: "Character is always lost when a high ideal is sacrificed on the altar of conformity and popularity." Charles Spurgeon