Dearest Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I write this letter with a heavy heart for the world, with death tolls rising in the Ukraine and sabre rattling between other nations taking place, we can honestly say; “My soul finds rest in God Alone”. Realizing that there are strong believers in harm’s way, I cannot get John 3:16 off my mind. “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whosoever believes in Him would not perish but have ever lasting life. God sent not His son into the world to condemn the world but that the world through Him might be saved.”

Choice Christian Greetings to all those that share life with us,

Dear Friends, how often do you think about the return of Christ?
I have personally heard more and more talk about the eminent return of the Lord, in the last two years, than I have heard in the last twenty years. Maybe it is time for us once again to revisit some of the verses in regards to this incredible subject. You know of course that you can find the gospel in the Old Testament and one example of this is found in Genesis 24. In Genesis 23 you will find that Abraham has just buried his wife. It is important to recognize Marriage and Burial are a major part of the Biblical narrative found in these chapters. I would encourage you to go read the story again and when you do you will find a special foot note in Genesis 24:67: “Then Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah’s tent, and he took Rebekah [in marriage], and she became his wife, and he loved her; therefore, Isaac was comforted after his mother’s death.”

Sending you Valentine’s Greetings and blessings to all our faithful friends in the Love Month of February.

The warmest of greetings to all those who have chosen to walk with us on the long road of obedience in the same direction.

To all our friends who God has providentially made a special part of our lives,

Choice Winter Greetings, to all those who share in life together with us, as part of the wonderful family of God.

Jude opens his book of the Bible with an appeal to the ages, “Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” Maybe we should tie a string around our finger to remember this admonishment by the brother of Jesus. The Amplified Bible puts a little more emphasis on the text. “I was compelled to write to you [urgently] appealing that you fight strenuously for [the defense of] the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints [the faith that is the sum of Christian belief that was given verbally to believers].” Are we fighting really hard as to say putting up a real fight in defense of the faith? I have noticed that each translator deals with this a little different for instance The Message Translation reads: