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Was your cup filled today? If the words of God had special meaning for you, please share your reflections in the comments section at the end of each post. We would love to hear Christ's impact on you.
It's all you, is it?
But when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 8, 20242 min read
Don't Believe the HYPE!!
Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually...
Jimmy Young
Jun 7, 20244 min read
"Abomination and Desolation"
today's 15“So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 6, 20243 min read
8 Billion and Change
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God, he created him, male and female, he created them. (Genesis 1:27 ESV) At some...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 5, 20243 min read
Like Strawberries?
“I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.” (John 10:28 ESV) A man had a son and...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 4, 20242 min read
The Last Time is Now
“But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. 18 They said to you, “In the last time, there...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 3, 20242 min read
Let Us Pray
Precious Lord, I honor You as the one true and living God, maker of the heavens and the earth. I worship You because You are holy. You...
Jimmy Young
Jun 2, 20243 min read
The mighty Samson, and the weak one too.
17 “And he told her all his heart, and said to her, “A razor has never come upon my head, for I have been a Nazirite to God from my...
J. Richard Baran
Jun 1, 20243 min read
Tell and Show
The wicked flee when no one pursues them, but the righteous are bold as a lion. (Proverbs 28:1) Now more than ever, the world needs men...
Jimmy Young
May 31, 20243 min read
Jesus never lies
“12 Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” (2 Timothy 3:12 ESV) Yet again we will be persecuted...
J. Richard Baran
May 30, 20242 min read
ID Request
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have...
Jimmy Young
May 29, 20243 min read
Hi ....
Jesus had just healed a crippled man. The Pharisees boiled with anger as Jesus told the paralyzed man his sins were forgiven. Despite the...
J. Richard Baran
May 28, 20242 min read
Dead or Alive?
“Truly, truly, I say to you, an hour is coming, and is now here, when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who...
J. Richard Baran
May 27, 20242 min read
Thank you
Father, We thank you for the freedom in which we have been blessed and for the price Christ paid so we could enjoy this freedom. Today,...
J. Richard Baran
May 26, 20241 min read
Living Stones, no pet rocks.
4 As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, 5 you yourselves like living stones are...
J. Richard Baran
May 25, 20242 min read
The Role of Grace in Redemption
“8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9 not by works, so that...
J. Richard Baran
May 24, 20243 min read
The Fruits are Sweet!
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such...
J. Richard Baran
May 23, 20242 min read
Yes, there are monsters...
...and they may not look like this. “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities,...
J. Richard Baran
May 22, 20243 min read
Why did he do it?
“For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be glory forever. Amen.” (Romans 11:36 ESV) Often, we talk about...
J. Richard Baran
May 21, 20244 min read
A Single Word.
"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in...
J. Richard Baran
May 20, 20244 min read
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