When Israel was taken captive by Babylon, certain chosen Hebrews were taken to be trained in the ways of the Babylonians – learning the language, literature and culture of Babylon.
Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah were four of the young men chosen, all from the tribe of Judah. Continue reading
Author: pastortimswanson
Celebrating the Feast
The feast of Thanksgiving is this week.
Another reason to gather with family, visit, eat, and enjoy.
We have several such occasions; beginning with New Years and black-eyed peas with cabbage.
There are some that may find an excuse (or reason) to feast at Valentine’s and St. Patrick’s Day. Continue reading
A reason to give thanks
Here it is just a few days before Thanksgiving.
It’s one of my favorite times of the year; getting together with family with lots of great food.
Though it’s a great time for my family, it’s not a great day for many others.
I noticed how full the obituary is in the local paper, which means that many families will be facing the loss of a loved one this Thanksgiving. Continue reading
He still cares!
I may be a strong Christian but I have my moments of doubt when it seems as if God is a dream, a figment of my imagination.
At those times it seems He is so far from me and I from Him.
My prayers seem to go unanswered and my life is in despair. Continue reading
The burn ban is on!
As you know, Texas has been in the worst drought since the 1950’s.
Nearly every county in the state has been under a burn ban for several months – until yesterday.
My home county and a few more surrounding us decided that the smidgen of rain that happened a few days before. Continue reading
Assurance Insurance
Last night an insurance sales lady stopped by and after a few minutes of idle chit-chat, we got down to business.
During the presentation she showed a list of names of those in the area that have insurance with her company.
Linda noticed one name and said, “She died in July!” Continue reading
You can do all things.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Phil 4:13
I have come to accept that I cannot do anything!
I cannot stop a divorce.
I cannot preach someone out of hell or into heaven.
I cannot give you peace.
I cannot bring you revival.
I cannot fill you with the Holy Spirit! Continue reading
The technology of salvation
I have an iPhone 4S, which comes with Siri.
Siri is a speech-recognition computer application. It has both speech input and output, meaning you can speak to it, and it can speak back to you.
You speak to Siri to ask it questions and give it commands, such as small tasks that you’d like it to complete. Continue reading
Not all swords are equal!
Something caught my eye as I read this in Proverbs; For the lips of an immoral woman drip honey and her mouth is smoother than oil; But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. Her feet go down to death, her steps lay hold of hell. Lest you ponder her path of life — Her ways are unstable; you do not know them. Prov 5:3-6
What catches my eye? Continue reading
Rocks from the sky
Late yesterday afternoon it barely missed us, though it was still 195,000 miles away, flying between our planet and the moon.
But in the vast expanse of the universe, that’s rather close.
Asteroid 2005YU55 has been on the radar of astronomers for quite a while. Continue reading
Morning Thought with Pastor Tim 