Focus on Faith – If we don’t do it, who will?
8 “Now in that same region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 Then an angel of the Lord stood before...
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Focus on Faith – Because there was no room for them in the guest room
It’s hard to criticize the beauty of the King James Version (KJV) of the Christmas story in Luke 2. Much like the Lord’s Prayer with all its outdated...
Focus on Faith – Called to truly love our neighbor
As we draw closer to Christmas and the celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, I find myself thinking about what impact the birth...
Focus on Faith – The biggest news!
Well known Pastor and author Chuck Swindoll shared the following: Take the year 1809. The international scene was tumultuous. Napoleon was sweeping...
Focus on Faith – Speak the Truth in Love
Many of us this week, myself included, are getting ready to travel to visit family or are waiting expectantly for family to join us around our table...
Focus on Faith – Two little words to always remember
Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians’ Faith“We always thank God for all of you and continually mention you in our prayers. We remember before our God and...
Focus on Faith – The mark of Cain, God’s hand of mercy
The Cain and Abel story is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. Maybe because it’s one of the first, or maybe because it replays itself in...
Focus on Faith – Hospitality is showing love
How good are we at welcoming someone into our midst who is different than we are? Here in Beardstown, where we have so many different nationalities...
Focus on Faith – The Boss of Our Lives
I bought a hat at the fall festival. I picked this hat because of what it said. In big bold letters it reads: Jesus Is My BossI thought, well, that hat...
Focus on Faith – What is the best advice you have ever been given?
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever gotten? Who gave that advice to you? What was the circumstance that necessitated the wise words that changed...