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God Cares for Others Through You Matthew 25:40 (ESV) And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’  On Feb. 3, 1943, the U.S.A.T. Dorchester carrying 902 servicemen, merchant seamen, and civilian workers was sunk […]

Persistent Predators Shark attack! It happened to 22-year-old Luke Tresoglavic while snorkeling off Caves Beach, near New Castle, Australia, on February 2oo4. A small carpet shark, also known as a Wobbegong, latched onto Tresoglavic’s leg and thrashed violently. Tresoglavic tried to steady the shark with both hands to keep it from tearing his leg apart.

God’s Unfailing Love is Only One Step Away There are two ways to buy a new car.  One way, that most of us use, is to look around the lots of many car dealers.  We may begin our search with a certain vehicle in mind, but we’ve got to be realistic.  As we head out

God’s Unfailing Love is Only One Step Away In life, it is very easy to find ourselves drifting away from God. Sometimes, without even realizing it, we can wind up far away from Him. Each small decision, each moment of distraction, can lead us a step further from the closeness we inherently desire with our

  God Cares We live in a world torn by distress and full of worry, concerned about what might happen in our lives and the lives of our loved ones and friends. Deuteronomy 31:6 states, “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God

Give Up Your Small Ambitions In his book titled “The Pursuit of Excellence” Ted W. Engstrom relates a story about an American Indian who found an eagle’s egg and put it into the nest of a prairie chicken.  The eaglet hatched with the brood of chicks and grew up with them.   All his life,

THE LESSON OF THE “DONKEY BOMBS“ The little-known Battle of Valverde, that took place in February 1862, presents one of the strangest incidents in American history.  Near the town of Valverde, New Mexico Territory, two brigades, one Confederate and one Union, fought to gain control over areas of the Southwest that had not yet declared

Prayer and Fasting. Greetings everyone, Happy New Year to each of you and your loved ones! During his time in office, President Abe Lincoln called for three national proclamations.  The first of these proclamations was during our Civil War, and President Lincoln called the nation to fast and pray for two main areas. #1 national

The Birth of Truth and Hope Brings Joy to the World. Season’s Greetings everyone, Merry Christmas! Well, let’s pause for a moment and ask ourselves the question, “Is it”? Is it a Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays? Possibly not for some. I remember when a local Church held a service they called the “Blue Christmas

THE GOD CALLING OF LEADERSHIP Greetings to each of you and I hope and pray our Chaplaincy Newsletter finds you doing well and willing to receive the Lord’s lasting peace. I will start with a silent prayer and invite you all to join me in this moment for about 30 seconds of lifting up anything