Missing Loved Ones Who Have Gone to Heaven?

As the years go by I find myself looking forward to reuniting with my parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and brothers and sisters in Christ who have preceded me to Heaven. As much as I’ve missed these loved ones at times and want to see them, I would...

Despise Not Small Beginnings

Back in the beginning of April I was asked to step in as interim pastor at Hope Community Church in Putnam, CT. At that time the church was running around 20 people. Since then God has blessed the congregation with increase in multiple ways. Our Lord began with a...

Christlike

Should we stand up for what’s right and for freedom in our nation (or in whatever country in which you live)? Yes, of course. But at the same time, we can’t use the excuse that ‘our freedoms are being taken away’ so that we may act in a way that doesn’t accurately...

REMOVE THE ACCURSED THING

We talk about spring cleaning every year, but might it be time for a spiritual house cleaning? Sometimes in life we will need to remove and dispose of spiritually harmful things/items from our homes and lives. And in so doing, we will slam shut a previously open door...

PERSECUTION

A vital key in standing firm in the face of increasing levels of persecution is to remember that we belong to Jesus and He lovingly secures us in His hand. So, we need never fear danger for our jobs, reputations, finances, or even our physical lives. Our Savior said,...

GIVING HONOR TO WHOM IT IS DUE

What can one say about a man who has impacted thousands of lives not only locally but around the world and with forty years of ministry leading the same church? Pastor Stan J. Tharp stepped down today at Christian Life Center in Dayton, Ohio. Although we are to exalt...