Thursday's Thoughts: What A Smile In Those Words!

 

 

 "He will be very gracious to thee at the voice of thy cry...remember that
 a cry is like a wordless dart upwards from the heart, (not long prayers)
and at that voice (from our hearts) it's so much more than just a promise
of what He will do; it's what He will be towards us.
What a smile in those words."
-Frances Ridley Havergal

 

Goldfinch perched on red Zinnia 
Image courtesy/Reddit

 

 "He will be very gracious to thee at the voice of thy cry; therefore,
 He rises to show you compassion, for the LORD is a just God.
Blessed are all who wait for Him.  O people in Zion, who dwell in
 Jerusalem, you will weep no more.  He will surely be gracious
when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you."
(Isaiah 30:18-19)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Why Christian Nationalism Is Not About Christ At All

 

"What has been will be again, and what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun."
(Ecclesiastes 1:9) 

 Adolf Hitler...a 'Christian' prince?  Seriously?

 

Image courtesy/United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum

 

 If you think that creeping Sharia is a threat to America's freedom, there
 is a growing trend in our nation today which is running Islam a close second.

 

Why This Quickly-Growing "Christian" Movement
Is NOT Christian At All
Wretched With Todd Friel
(September 22, 2026)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday's Word: Olam/"Everlasting"

 

" The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms." 
(Deuteronomy 33:27)

 

 "I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come.
I say, "My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish."
(Isaiah 46:10)

            

 “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, the One who is 
and who was and who is coming, the Almighty.
(Revelation 1:8)

 

Image courtesy/Bible Art
 

 

 The Hebrew word, "Olam" pronounced oh-Lahm, means, "everlasting"
 "eternal" "perpetual" "ancient" "without end".

 From Genesis to Revelation, we are witnesses to God, who transcends time and eternity,
whose relationship with the believer reaches fulfillment in Christ, our Blessed Hope. 
Jesus is the same Everlasting God, yesterday, today, and forever.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy First Day Of Fall!

 

 

 

 "The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes and surely
it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies."
-Laura Ingalls Wilder

 

 

Image courtesy/Pinterest

 

I strolled today down a woodland path-

A crow cawed loudly and flew away.

The sky was blue and the clouds were gold

And drifted before me fold on fold;

The leaves were yellow and red and brown

And patter, patter, the nuts fell down,

On this beautiful, golden autumn day.

A squirrel was storing his winter hoard,

The world was pleasant: I lingered long.

The brown quails rose with a sudden whirr

A little bundle, of eyes and fur,

Took shape of a rabbit and leaped away.

A little chipmunk came out to play

And the autumn breeze sang a wonder song.

 

"An Autumn Day"
Laura Ingalls Wilder
(1867-1957)
Prolific American writer 
 and original pioneer girl.
Author of the "Little House"Books.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday Bible Study With Les Feldick: Resurrected Into The Kingdom

 

 

"For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive." 
(1 Corinthians 15:22)

 

 Les & Iris Feldick
(June 21, 1953)
Image courtesy/Through The Bible
With Les Feldick Newsletter

 

 

Les continues his walk through the Bible, teaching us how
to connect the dots within the Holy Scriptures. 

 

Resurrected Into The Kingdom/Part One
(1997)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site
(September 3, 2019)

 

 

 

 

Resurrected Into The Kingdom/Part Two
(1997)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site
(September 4, 2019)

 

 

 

 

Resurrected Into The Kingdom/Part Three
(1997)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site
(September 5, 2019)

 

 

 

 

Resurrected Into The Kingdom/Part Four
(1997)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site
(September 6, 2019)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

America At 250: How To Bake Bread At Home

 

 

 

 Gracious host and historian Jon Townsends demonstrates how bread was baked
 at home in the 18th century.  Learn how to make a common family loaf, as well as
 a traditional "thirded bread" with wheat, rye, and cornmeal right in your own oven!

 

How To Bake Bread At Home
Townsends
(July 27, 2025)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday Meditation: In Thy Beauty All-Resplendent

 

 

 

"Behold, He cometh!"
(Revelation 1:7)

 

Sunrise in the Swiss Alps
Image courtesy Beauty of Nature/Facebook

 

"I think we shall not think much about the sound of the trumpet, and the
clouds of glory, and all the holy angels that come with Him; we shall
"see Jesus" and hear His own voice and that will fill our eyes
and our hearts forever." -Frances Ridley Havergal

Does this seem a terrible verse? do you wonder why it should be one of 
the "little pillows," and wish the book had given you a different one to go 
to sleep upon to-night? Look at it again: "He cometh!" Who? Jesus Himself,  
 the "same Jesus" who said, "Come unto Me." 

You thought it would be so nice to come, if you could only see Him.
But you will see Him, for He is coming.

Think of seeing Him come, so beautiful, so glorious, so "altogether lovely";
Him, the very same dear, kind Saviour, who loves the little children, who
loves you and has called you! Seeing His very face; the very brow that was
crowned with thorns, the very eyes that looked on Peter, the very lips that
said such wonderful and gracious things!

No longer thinking about Him, and trying to believe on Him and praying
to Him, and wishing for Him, but really seeing Him!

Is this terrible? Does it not rather seem something to look forward to very much?

Only one thing would make it terrible, and that is, if you will not come to Him now,
and will not let Him wash away your sins in His precious blood. Then it would indeed 
 be terrible, for He would never any more say to you, "Come!" but only "Depart!"

But you want Him to wash you clean, do you not? and you did try to come to Him?
And you believe He means what He says, and really died to save you? 
Then, oh, shall you not be glad to see Him? 

What if now the cry were heard, "Jesus is coming!"

Your heart would beat quick, but I think it would be with gladness, not terror.
Jesus is coming! Would you not go forth to meet Him?  Jesus is coming!
Could anything be happier news? 

I think we shall not think much about the sound of the trumpet, and the
clouds of glory, and all the holy angels that come with Him; we shall
"see Jesus" and hear His own voice and that will fill our eyes
and our hearts forever.

 "Thou art coming, O my Saviour!
Thou art coming, O my King!
In Thy beauty all-resplendent,
In Thy glory all transcendent,
Well may we rejoice and sing!" 

 

Frances Ridley Havergal
(1836-1879)
Image courtesy/The Hymn Society
Of Great Britain and Ireland

 

"The Coming Of The Lord Jesus"
A devotional from the book,"Little Pillows;
 Good-Night Thoughts For Little Ones"
(1875)
Frances Ridley Havergal

"Thou Art Coming, O My Saviour!"
(1873)
Frances Ridley Havergal