|
| Devotionals: |
by Rev. Andrew Paton |
Live with Your Eternity in Mind
Rev. Paton is the Pastor of the
Clinton Church of the Nazarene
Where is your God now?
In the extremes of both pain and pleasure, there is an apparent but unreal perception of the absence of God.
Render unto Caesar
Ronald Reagan likened big government to a baby:
"a voracious appetite on one end and
no sense of responsibility at the other."
Rights Teeter-totter
Strange how the same folks who think there are limitless human rights in the world also believe that only a finite amount of wealth is on the planet.
The Universe as a Casino
One theory likens the universe to a giant casino. Then there is Einstein's theory:
"God doesn't play dice with the universe."
Free Speech at the Graduation
Bad things are happening. Hard-nosed rebellious people are refusing to toe the line.
The Price of Citizenship
America offers some people the privilege of dual citizenship.
God doesn't.
Doing It to be Seen
Jesus spoke of the need to be careful that we do not do
"acts of righteousness" in the hope of being noticed by our peers. Things
were so bad in his day that the wealthy had trumpeters whom would draw
the attention of the passing crowd to the fact that their masters were
about to help a beggar!
The Cost of Free Speech Recent Devotionals
If churches engage in political activity they risk losing their tax-exempt status. So what!
What matters most on the last day? Don't let your last words be of grudges, fame or money
I was just a glazed-eye passenger until I took a trip on Kulula Airlines
After Sartre studied the Bible, he wound up believing that stuff!
Poor John Jay. He was made to look like the village idiot.
Say the Name and frowns break out all around.
Stand Firm - Do Right
Success followed Cunningham everywhere he went. And then....
Diminishing Returns
Marriage without a high commitment to serving each other.
Stores ban the use of the word "Christmas" in their in-store promotions.
You never have to face life alone again.
This car's name is steeped in history
to the Unknown Soldier
but my eternity was
secured at the battle of Calvary.
Will you be remembered for
great skill or for intense love?
That responsibility is yours. Take
charge of your own mind.
This is about a God Who promises to walk thru it with you.
The combination of worry, tiredness and hunger makes a
threatening circle.
The fruit of your prayer and an adventurous spirit may well be an invention that will bless the world!
You need something to help you recognize Jesus. He doesn’t wear
a nametag.
Are you troubled at the thought of not living worthy enough to match such sacrifice.
Practice a silent prayer to feel a spiritual "connectedness" that you've long believed impossible.
Yet to gain fame, some people go to great lengths to impress their world.
Behe is claiming that, just like a mousetrap, a single living cell had to have been thought out and constructed all at once.
School cannot teach you morals - it can only impart facts.
Going back to school to learn "how to do" mustn't be confused with discovering "why to do". One of life's fundamental truths is that we are created EQUAL.
From fetus to the infirmary we are of equal value, yet created equal is not to say that we are created the same.
The
Air Force Academy's No. 2 officer was removed from a Promotions List
Could it have been because the Air Force Academy is investigating charges of advocating religion?
It isn't American to separate country and God.
Some misguided souls among us are keen to expel God from law and science. The lukewarm religious lifestyle makes Jesus sick enough to vomit.
A religious commitment. America needs it and
Jesus wants it. You require it and evil hates it.Life isn't necessarily about prolonged happiness.
A good life is when you've grown in character.
Who is the Gambler?
The face of the gambler turned out to be someone else The Marriage Amendment: Yes, the Biblical ideal is a hard one!
On the Marriage Amendment - By all means call a same-sex relationship a domestic partnership, but don’t confuse it with the marriage ideal. Conflict! What if someone has done you wrong?
Speaking to all whom will listen about the conflict, and even a few reluctant ones.
If our current and future presidents quote Bible concepts in their addresses they’ll be in the company of men like Honest Abe Lincoln.
the mathematical chances of the pure theory of evolution producing life as we know it are less than those of a tornado blowing through a junkyard and assembling by accident a working jumbo jet
Trouble is often the tool by which God fashions us for better things.
Debt of Honor - I was deeply moved by the words of the soldier who lost both
The true winner will be the one unchanged by how their dreams played out this day.
It’s the story of every temptation. All of us have the same pipe dream of handling temptation: "If I just sin carefully, I can stay in control".
Powerful and resourceful gangsters have banded together to make war upon the whole human race.
All over the world ultra-sound imaging machines are changing the way mom’s think about abortion.
After all the articles written about McCarthyism to mock him, Joe McCarthy turned out to be right.
Liberal writers have vilified him, but Chambers remained true to Jesus till his death in 1961.