This past Sunday I preached a message, “Will you be caught up when Christ calls?” Many people fear the future-often with good cause. God’s time clock is winding down, and the Bible tells us there are several events that will occur as that happens. For believers these will be glorious events; unbelievers will have quite…
“I have hidden your Word in my heart that I might now sin against you.” (Psalm 119:11) First and foremost, the Word of God is essential. Going beyond reading scripture, the truth has to permeate every aspect of life. Working to apply biblical principles to daily living takes effort, line by line, precept by precept,…
“…For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away” (James 4:14, NKJV). If you were given $86,400 every day, how would you spend it? You would not be allowed to save it from day to day; the dollars you did not use would be…
After ministering in a good friends funeral service this past week, his son sent me this and told me his Dad had wrote this for him and left it in his Bible. “To my son that I love” “God’s ten most wanted men:” The man who puts God’s business above any other business The man…
Ready or not, some day it will come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days. All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what…
No hate. No envy. No jealousy. No bitterness. No greed. No pride. No violence. No competition. No covetousness. No strife. No lying. No cheating. No murder. No stealing. No boredom. No loneliness. No poverty. No pain. No anxieties. No depression. No inequality. No political parlors. No fatigue. No failure. No grief. I could live life…
the Bible teaches that the baptism of the Holy Spirit is for all believers, and it is God’s gift to help us to be what we can’t be in our own strength. It is ironic that today the Baptism of the Holy Spirit divides the body of Christ and is so controversial-in the book of…
Sooner or later we all face the same temptation. The same problems of human life reoccur in every generation. Psalm 73 records the experiences of a good man, who in an evil hour was sorely tempted to call it quits. He felt heaven terribly mistreated the person who was trying to do the right thing.…
“For I know whose I have believed and I am convinced he is able to keep that which I have committed to him against that day.” (2 Timothy 1:12) “Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering for He who promised is faithful.” (Hebrews 10:23) Our profession of faith goes hand in…
Humankind tends to expect solutions to their problems to come from political leaders, religious leaders, or someone with star status. God’s Word tells us in Psalm 146, verses 3 and 4, “Don’t put your confidence in powerful people; there is no help for you there. When they breath their last, they return to the earth,…
“To prepare a mansion” Jesus said, “ll go, If it were not true I would have told you so. Just a little while to linger here below, I’m getting ready to leave this world.” How to leave this sinful world: With God’s approval through Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 2:8,9) With a record of dedicated service for…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – This summer brought one of the earliest and longest stretches of high temperatures at a time when prices have increased for everything from gasoline to groceries. Because of the stress these challenging market conditions have placed on customers, Entergy Arkansas is stepping up to help. Entergy Arkansas is expanding corporate contributions…
I woke recently during the night to the sound of rain. After all the very hot and dry weather we have been experience, it sounded wonderful. I was reminded of a time of a great drought during the days of Elijah and Ahab. Elijah said something very interesting about the sound of rain. It’s recorded…
A focus of some reality television shows is restoring old cars. Investors with deep pockets team up with talented master mechanics to create machines that are the envy of antique car lovers. Old cars ravaged by time and the elements are restored to beautiful machines they once were. Time and circumstances have a way of…
Bradley County will see an increased chance of showers or storms this afternoon, though the chance is only around 25-40 percent. Portions of southern Bradley County, including Moro Bay, Greens Lake, Pereogeethe Lake, and Eastward toward Bradley 57 have an increased chance of showers or storms up to 45 percent.
Bradley County is expected to be under a heat advisory again Thursday, July 21, 2022. Although the heat index will not be as high as previous days, temperatures will still be cause for caution for those outdoors. Stay hydrated.
To achieve good health, it may seem wise to follow the advice of “experts.” But most experts overlook the biggest problem-a lack of relationship with God. The Apostle, Paul put it this way, “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”…
The awfully oppressive heat always reminds me of the large forest fires on record in Bradley County, especially two remembered by a few as the “Vick Burn.” This week, Bradley County is in the “moderate” category for fires, according to the Arkansas Forestry Service. The “first” forest fire in the vicinity of the Vick community…
Asphalt can be dangerous for animals during extreme periods of heat like we are experiencing in South Arkansas. Paws on your dog can blister or even burn.
Multiple days of temperatures over 100, a heat index expected to rise to near 110 across South Arkansas over the next several days, and only a small chance of rain coming Thursday, Bradley and Cleveland Counties have both issued burn bans as of today, July 19, 2022. As of Tuesday morning, most of the State…
According to the National Weather Service, the next several days look to bring dangerous and widespread heat across Arkansas. Head advisories have become a regular part of life over the past weeks, but please remain cautious when outdoors. Stay hydrated.
