Having just celebrated Easter 2019 I would like to call your attention to Pentecost Sunday. Historically Pentecost is celebrated approximately fifty days after Easter and was a holiday focusing on harvest. For the Christian Pentecost is founded upon the death and resurrection of Jesus. It was a risen, living savior who commanded His followers to…
The other day here on our campground in Fenton, I saw my first robin, The robin is the bird which is indicative that winter is passing and that spring is on its way. Personally, I love spring; for with spring comes new life. I especially love Easter Sunday, which is the primary holiday in spring.…
2019 – 365 days of opportunity ahead of us. Every new year brings with it some excitement. While a new year may cause us to pause and wonder what lies ahead, as believers we should not fear nor dread the coming year. Isaiah in Chapter 41, verse 10 has a promise that I have used…
One of my favorite things to do with my family during the Christmas season is to look at Christmas lights. Every year my family and I will take a night and drive around subdivision and enjoy the lights in people’s yards. Did you know that light is a part of the meaning of Christmas? Approximately…
In I Chronicles 28:11-12; 19 (NIV) “Then David gave Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple… He gave him the plans of all that the Spirit had put in his mind for the courts of the temple of the Lord… All this, David said, I have seen in writing as a result of…
Yesterday as I was walking across the Campground, I felt the first hint of fall winds; and I loved it. I realize that we will still have some hot days in Michigan this summer and even the possibility of Indian summer. However, the cooler temperatures yesterday and the north breezes let me know that a…
I would like to give each one of you a personal invitation to attend “Catch Fire” Camp Meeting 2018 on the camp here in Fenton. In keeping with the General Overseer’s theme for the General Assembly, “Finishing in the Spirit and Power of Pentecost,” I am asking God to send the fire of the Holy…
Our General Overseer has called the Church of God to forty days of prayer and fasting (April 22-May 31, 2018) for Pentecost. Prayer preceded the first outpouring of the Holy Spirit. We find in Acts 1:14 (NKJ), “These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication . . .” The Holy Spirit descended on…
Several years ago, I sat in a morning Bible study in the Florida Camp Meeting and heard Dr. David Cooper make a statement that changed my perspective on my work. Dr. Cooper said, “Instead of being a perfectionist, pursue excellence.” The Bible says of Daniel, “Then this Daniel distinguished himself above the governors and satraps,…