Walk circumspectly, . . . redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Ephesians 5:15–16 Time is one commodity that we can never store up. Like manna, it must be used presently, or it is forever lost. Ephesians 5:16 tells us to redeem the time. This means to buy it back, utilize it, and invest...
November 6, 2021 Dear Friend of Christ Life Ministries, We are so encouraged, despite many challenges! Our meetings are growing in attendance once again. A fresh breeze seems to be blowing over many hearts and congregations. The opportunities are limitless! Six Prayer Advances are scheduled in 2022. VCY.TV will be filming all of our Advances....
“Revival is the inrush of God’s Spirit into a body which threatens to become a corpse.” —D. M. Paton “Revive thy work, O Lord, Thy mighty arm make bare; Speak with the voice that wakes the dead And make thy people hear.” —Albert Midlane A funeral is a ceremony where the bodies of deceased people...
Some years back, my wife and I attended a “Family Conference.” Upon arrival, the attendees were given a questionnaire. One of the questions was, “How would describe your home: Very Happy Happy Not so Happy Miserable” Each attendee filled out the questionnaire and handed it in. One evening the speaker announced the children’s responses to...
“Charity suffereth long” (1 Cor. 13:4). I stood at an altar on March 15, 1980 and pledged my forever love to my college sweetheart. We sang a duet together for our ceremony (albeit it was on a recording, since I didn’t want my hunk of a man to pass out during our nuptials!). The song...
“Those who belong to Christ are sheep. . . . Sheep go in flocks, and so do God’s people.” — Charles Spurgeon “Let those be your choicest companions who have made Christ their chief companion.” — Phillip Brooks “Man is made for society and Christians for the communion of saints.” — Matthew Henry “Is any...