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Faithful Stewards – Let Your Yes Be Yes

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Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ. Today I speak especially to those of us who call ourselves conservative Christians—men and women who treasure the unchanging Word of God, who believe in personal responsibility, duty, honor, and building something that lasts for generations. We rightly reject the flakiness of our culture, where commitments are treated like disposable options and loyalty is old-fashioned. Yet, if we’re honest, that same spirit has crept into too many of our churches. How many times have we seen it? Someone steps forward and promises to serve—teaching Sunday school, greeting at the door, helping with the sound system, visiting the shut-ins, or supporting the men’s or women’s ministry. They may say it directly: “I’ll be there.” Or indirectly—through membership vows, standing during a call to service, or simply claiming Christ as Lord while enjoying the fruit of others’ labor. Then, without warning, consistency fades. Texts go unanswered. The slot sits emp...
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Sovereign God and Suffering Children: A Conservative Christian Response to Evil

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I was online earlier today and perusing through Reddit. In one of the topics there I come across a question that stopped me in my tracks.  "If there is a God who watches over everything, he has watched every child molestation in history without intervening. Why?” As a Christian for well over 50 years, and a student of the Bible, I knew the answer in my heart, but trying to explain that simply to a Reddit group just made my mind fuzzy. My solution? I sat down dug in to the scripture and a lot of prayer and resources and I hope the following answers this question to the satisfaction of a a sick world. I know that as Christians read this, they will understand and God will talk to their hearts. I am just praying that the same will be true of those that are not saved that God will still convict and talk to their hearts. This is one of the toughest questions a person can ask, and it deserves a straight answer. If God really is watching over everything, why has He seen every single act ...
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Early History of the Church in Thessalonica (Thessaloniki)

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 Thessalonica was a strategically vital city in the Roman province of Macedonia (modern Thessaloniki, Greece). Founded around 315 BC by Cassander (who named it after his wife, the half-sister of Alexander the Great), it grew into a major seaport on the Thermaic Gulf and a key stop on the Via Egnatia, the major Roman road linking the Adriatic Sea to Byzantium. This made it a bustling commercial, political, and cultural hub—ideal for the rapid spread of the Gospel. By the 1st century AD, it served as the capital of Macedonia and hosted a Jewish synagogue alongside a diverse pagan population steeped in idolatry and emperor worship. Founding of the Church (Acts 17:1-9, c. AD 50–51) The church was planted by the Apostle Paul during his **second missionary journey**, accompanied by Silas (Silvanus) and Timothy. After leaving Philippi, they traveled through Amphipolis and Apollonia before reaching Thessalonica. Following his usual pattern (“to the Jew first,” Romans 1:16), Paul reasoned i...
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One year anniversary

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One year ago today, I began posting daily devotionals—thoughtful studies of theology and Scripture. At the beginning, I wasn’t sure I could keep it up, but through God’s grace and His faithful inspiration, I have now written and shared more than 365 devotionals over the past year. I’ve always tried to stay a few days ahead, and God has never let me down. He consistently provides the insight, understanding, and inspiration needed to bring you the very best I can offer. While the readership remains modest—usually between 30 and 100 people each day—I’m deeply grateful for every person who takes the time to read what God has laid on my heart. I know these writings aren’t on the level of a Tim LaHaye or a David Jeremiah, and I never expected them to be. Everything I share comes from careful, intensive study of the passages and topics at hand. I simply want to take a moment to say thank you to all of you who have followed along on this journey over the past year. By God’s grace and with His ...
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The Elements Of A Complete Testimony

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1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 (KJV) Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. We gather today around the infallible, God-breathed words of the Apostle Paul in his first letter to the church at Thessalonica. These ten verses paint a picture of what a genuine, powerful, and complete Christian testimony looks like. Not a shallow “I prayed a prayer once” story, but a living, breathing witness that turns the world upside down. The Thessalonians were brand-new believers in a pagan, hostile city. They had turned from idols to the living God under fierce persecution. Yet Paul, Silas, and Timothy could not stop thanking God for them. Why? Because their testimony was *complete*. It had every essential element the Holy Ghost requires for a life that truly glorifies Christ and reaches the lost. Let us open our Bibles to 1 Thessalonians 1 and pull out these clear, biblical elements. 1. A Work of Faith, Labor of Love, and Patience of Hope (v. 3) Paul says, “Remembering wi...
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