July 4th, also known as Independence Day or The Fourth of July, since 1941 has been a federal holiday in the United States, but the tradition of Fourth of July celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. On July 4th, 1776, two days after the Continental Congress voted in favor of … [Read more…]
Scott lives here in East Texas. A little north of here but not much. He is a little smaller that me, but not much. I believe he is a little younger than me, but not by much. Our stories could have been much alike, except this was where the similarities ended, and the differences began … [Read more…]
Today we here at Turning Point Tabernacle, along with many Christians around the world, celebrate what we have come to know as Pentecost Sunday. Since ancient times, this date has been celebrated by God
If you have just a moment, I would like to continue our conversation we started last week. OK? Thanks! Do you remember the story I told about my Dad and his little sayings and the young man I met outside JC Pennies?
Have you ever noticed that throughout out our entire lives we tend to pick and repeat statements that seem to represent the truth as we understand it without considering the untruth that may be represented by that same statement. When I was young, I often heard my Dad and sometimes my Mom, make such a … [Read more…]
I have a grandson who, in our southern lingo, is a
Have you ever woken up in the morning an find yourself hanging on to the tail end of a dream? Well, I did this morning. I woke up thinking
His name was Simon. Not Simon Peter, just Simon. Not even Simon Bar-somebody, simply because this Simon was the son of a nobody. This Simon did not leave a great impression on people either. When if you bring him up in a conversation and you want the listener to know which Simon this Simon is, … [Read more…]
September 29 is the anniversary of the date that King Solomon began the dedication of the finished Tabernacle. The building of the first Temple, known as Solomon
We have observed 100 days of marching, rioting, and looting in American streets. A determined effort, at whatever the cost, to create change in our culture. The people involved in this violent social uprising, are not citizens of another country, nor or these followers of a militant tyrant trying to overpower the nation. The battle … [Read more…]
About 12 miles north of the Biblical city of Samaria is an archeological dig called Tell Dotha. We would remember it because of the now famous quotation;
Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings … [Read more…]
This Thursday most Americans will enjoy the holiday we call Thanksgiving Day. A traditional event established in October 1691 when the Pilgrims celebrated their first harvest in the New World. The thanksgiving meal was then observed off and on annually until 1863 when, then President Abe Lincoln declared the last Thursday in November to be … [Read more…]
