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1 Peter 1:13-15 “Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance; but as He who called you is… Continue reading Girding Up the Loins of Our Minds

We all know in our heads that when the calendar changed at 12:00 AM Monday morning, there were really no major changes in the universe. We know that life goes on, oftentimes exactly as it has in the past. However, there is a sense where we can reflect on and consider what, if any changes we… Continue reading A New Leaf For Me

How many of you have written the wrong year on a check or form? Maybe I should have asked how many times you have done it. Most of us have a hard time putting the correct date for at least the first two or three weeks, if not the first two or three months. In… Continue reading Muscle Memory

I love the holiday season! It’s a time to reflect on your life and all of God’s many blessings in it, recall Christmases past and all the good joyful memories with them, notice the generous loving spirit of the season and so many people willing to help those in need, feel your heart melt as… Continue reading Merry Christmas from the Littles

The Bible first and foremost is doctrinal because it’s given by inspiration of God; however, it is also historical because it tells of things that really happened in the history of man. The book of Acts is full of both doctrine and history. Acts 24 is the story of a man named Felix. Felix was… Continue reading The Tragedy of Lost Opportunity

Have you ever noticed that much of what plagues us in our lives and trouble our soul is the stuff we can’t fix. We cannot control the weather.  We have no control over the other drivers on the road! We cannot control what others do to us or say about us. We cannot control decisions… Continue reading Control

It’s the time of year that I remember that I usually got threatened with the thought that Santa Claus was watching. For a kid that didn’t get many toys through the year growing up, this was quite the deterrent for bad behavior for at least a couple of months out of the year. I wanted… Continue reading Who’s Watching You?

 There is a lot of noise in our lives. I’m talking about a lot of the things that we all hear each day. We have the news at our finger tips with smart phones. We are inundated with information that ranges from Taylor Swift dating Travis Kelce to the war in Ukraine. We have friends… Continue reading Stay Focused

“Outside my window, a new day I see, And only I can determine what kind it will be. It can be busy and sunny, laughing and gay Or boring and cold, unhappy and gray. My own state of mind is the determining key, For I am only the person I let myself be. I can… Continue reading We Are Blessed!

The practice of the Lord’s Supper has fallen on unfortunate times. To many Christians the Lord’s Supper is just a routine part of our worship that we quickly dispense before or after the sermon. To some in the religious world it is a part of worship that is only practiced monthly, quarterly, or annually. However;… Continue reading The Main Purpose for Gathering