How much does God involve Himself in the affairs of men? There are those who only understand God as a powerful Being that may have created the heavens and the earth but has long ago left the earth and its inhabitants to fate and to their own devices. The Bible tells us differently. History continues to unfold just as it […]
SPECIAL MIDEAST UPDATE Part Two “THE REST OF THE STORY”
This is Part Two of a story written four years ago that many current readers may never have read. The first part of this story reprinted a few days ago had to do with a man named Nabil who had formerly been a Muslim head-sheikh before becoming a believer in Jesus Christ. The second part of the story which you […]
SPECIAL MIDEAST UPDATE, 2/15/2018 “Story of Nabil”
A few days ago I promised to begin reprinting some of the past stories of the great things that God has done through the House of Blessing. The story below happened four years ago this month… *********************************** Special Middle East Update, Feb. 25, 2014 On Friday, 2/14/2014, I was anticipating receiving what has become a weekly phone call from House […]
THE “BE” ATTITUDES Matthew 5:1-12 Part Seven
Continued From Part Six… After speaking to His disciples about the poor in spirit, those who mourn, the meek, those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, the merciful, and finally, the pure in heart, Jesus continues in verse 9 with… Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God When a person has a pure heart, they […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 1/20/2018
The situation in the Middle East continues to be desperate, both with the weather this time of the year and of course the much worse problem of dealing with all the missile and bomb attacks. The loss of life among the civilians continues unabated. In the last few days at least 120 adult believers and 35 children from the House […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 12/11/2017
In light of the fact that readers have often expressed interest in how Bible prophecy ties in with current events today, and especially how it affects the work of the House of Blessing missionaries, I will interject some thoughts along that line with this update of HOB recent activities. In the past week, the world has witnessed a most amazing […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 10/19/2017…The Amazing Grace of GOD!
One of the benefits true believers in Jesus Christ have that no one else in the world has is a knowing that God has all things under His control. There is, of course, no lack of those who in their ignorance make accusations against God to the contrary, but in the end, every knee will bow, willingly or unwillingly, before […]
-Quick- MIDEAST UPDATE, 8/14/2017
It has been longer than normal since I wrote my last Mideast Update. I base my updates on the current news I receive through Pastor R in Syria. He has been taken around to the innumerable communities of Christian believers all around the Damascus region and even further in the last three weeks or so. As regular readers will know, […]
MIDEAST UPDATE 7/31/2017
Week after week in these updates, I share a little bit of the news coming out of the Mideast. One of the reasons I do so is because many people do not pay much attention to the news. I was talking to a banker friend a couple of days ago and asked her if she was aware of the latest […]
THEY ONLY ASK US TO PRAY
A Story from Mosul July 2017 For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. (John 3:16-17) I have told you these things, […]