Focus on Faith

A mother was pushing a stroller through a city park. The baby was screaming and wouldn't stop. The mother could see people watching and was embarrassed. As she walked she said, "Take it easy Carroll. Just relax. No reason to get excited. Just calm down and everything will be all right."

One of my favorite prayers to recite as a Jew is the Shema. This article will be dedicated to discussing this prayer. To start with here's the text of the prayer in English: Hear, Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is One. Blessed be the Name of His glorious kingdom for ever and ever. And these words that I command you today shall be in your heart. And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. An ...

First Assembly of God Church in Blanco was blessed with a visit from Missionaries Joel and Marie Watson, as well as there son, Caleb recently. Set to leave for the missions field in Vietnam in August, they have been visiting churches who have financially and prayerfully supported them in the past, and Blanco was their final visit. Pastor Watson spoke on the ways to pray for guidance, as well as his experiences and plans to serve.

"Yeah, 'cause we're dumb!" said Lawrence, as he shot off another round of his double barrel shotgun. That was the day I uncovered a snake down at the barn. The Lord does protect us, I'm telling you, even as today I still have red streaks on my right calf and right index finger, because I got stung by scorpions three times, within three days last week.

Because of my frequent writings about Christian liberty, proper use of the Law, and condemnation of Pharisaical attitudes; some may make the mistake of thinking I am against the Law of Moses, the nation of Israel, and the Jews. Nothing could be further from the truth. After all, in the New Testament, Jesus is called “The Lion of the tribe of Judah”.

Six words changed Martin Luther’s life and gave him a special place in history: “The just shall live by faith.” Biblical writers repeated these words four times, underscoring their importance. Luther learned that the life that pleases God not only begins but continues in faith. His discovery of this principle, appearing in his writings, later brought faith to John Wesley, who birthed the Methodist church, and through him to millions of others.

In times past when mules were used to haul coal out of the mines they would go blind from spending so much time in the dark. So it was discovered that the answer was to bring them up to the fields on Sunday and let them adjust to the light. In the Bible darkness is used as a metaphor for sin and error.

I’ve probably written articles with Mark 11:24-25 at least three times, but if we can really get a grip on this, it will forever change us! If we really believe we’re actually in a spiritual war, and either there is an invisible dimension within the one we can see, or another dimension within the same dimension we’re in; with demon spirits plotting against every person who believes in Jesus Christ as our risen Lord and Savior, then we should use every strategy in the bible ...

Jim and Penny Caldwell, of Split Rock Research Foundation, will give a profound presentation of their discoveries while living in the Persian Gulf this coming Saturday, August 28, 7:00 p.m., at the First Baptist Church, 1200 W. 4th Street, Blanco, TX. Little did they know, as they struck out on a family vacation, that they would be living “life on the edge” on a tumultuous covert mission, trekking through the ancient desert to research the archeological remains and locatio ...

Rosh Hashanah is coming up for the Jewish people and is really the kick-off of major Jewish holidays, including the holiest days of the year Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and Rosh Chodesh. For most who don’t know what Rosh Hashanah is, I will provide a description from the internet and then share my first experience of Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and, along with Yom Kippur, known to be Yamim Nora’im, which is Hebrew for “days of awe”.