Flowers from My Garden By Cora Mae Rhamy Are You Properly Dressed? If we were going to a fancy dinner or reception we would want to make sure we were properly dressed. We would not want to show up wearing shorts and a tee shirt. If we were going ... Continue

God is a Happy God What makes God happy? God makes God happy! God is never sad; depressed; frustrated; God is immutably happy in himself. There is no darkness in God, only light. God is neither frustrated or thwarted not able to be frustrated or thwarted in his designs. ... Continue

  Everything lasting has purpose.  What is the purpose of God?   Dr. Donald S. Whitney, . (Since 2005, Don has been Associate Professor of Biblical Spirituality at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky) We couldn't know the purpose of God unless God revealed it. "Immortal, invisible, the only wise God" (1 Timothy ... Continue

5-Point  Calvinists reject as deplorable  hyper-Calvinistic beliefs... - that God is the author of sin and of evil - that men have no will of their own, and secondary causes are of no effect - that the number of the elect at any time may be known by men - that it is wrong ... Continue

  I have just returned from Milan, Italy, where a portion of my time was spent with leaders of The International Church of Milan (ICM). We talked together about the diversity of their congregation, which consists of 14 nations so far. Among the leaders were two families who are not only ... Continue

Life is worth living, If lived to Him, Who paid my penalty. All is worth giving, If given for Him Who gave Himself for me. Life's not worth living If lived for self. 'Tis hollow mockery. 'Tis not worth living, 'Tis wasted time, And ends in misery. Life is worth living If but for this: To praise Him for His grace, And then the ... Continue

    I like resources that help me understand the Bible. My collection of commentaries grows yearly. The amount of books I own addressing various areas of theology numbers in the hundreds. There are a couple of websites that I visit regularly where numerous Bible study tools are offered. I also ... Continue

Several months ago, from the pulpit of Sovereign Grace Baptist Church, I delivered a message from Gen. 1 on the significance of human beings being created in the Image of God and it’s direct relationship to the words in the Decalaration of Independence, “[all men] are endowed by their Creator ... Continue

I am the living bread. He (Jesus) often repeats the same thing because nothing is more necessary to be known, and every one feels in himself with what difficulty we are brought to believe it and how easily and quickly it passes away and is forgotten. We all desire life, ... Continue