Posts from December 2024

That their father and mother loved each other. That our home was a happy one because we all worked to keep it that way. That each child was loved and respected. That the books in the house were wholesome, and none were under lock and key because of questionable contents. That absolute truth abode there; Integrity and honesty were the rules we lived by. That we practiced hospitality, and that our friends loved to visit us. That Sunday was the…

The word purpose is a very simple word.  It means “To intend or resolve; determination; aim; what one strives for.”  From this word we can have a good Bible study. Solomon said in I Kings 5:5, “I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God.”  In the New Testament the house of God is His church (I Timothy 3:14, 15).  Can we all say that our purpose is to build the Lord’s church? David said…

The preacher and the father of the bride were standing together talking shortly before the father was to give his daughter away to be married.  It was a very serious moment for the father and he wasn’t paying much attention to what the preacher was saying.  Suddenly, he said out loud, “I wonder when the last time was that I held her.  If I had known, it was going to be the last time I would have held her longer.”…

A city man spent his vacation on a cattle ranch and learned some interesting lessons.  He rode with the cowboys on a roundup.  There was one wild steer that didn’t want to be driven to the corral.  He wouldn’t drive.  Neither would he be pulled.  When roped, he would lie down and twist and roll.  He was the wildest, meanest thing that ever walked on four hoofs.  He charged everyone who came near.  This steer meant he was not going…