Recently we were subjected to unusually strong winds and heavy rains. During this kind of weather on the Florida coast, sailboats will break away from their dock and drift out into the ocean filled with overpowering waves. Without the anchor to hold them steady in the storm they are helpless against the onslaught of…
About this time every four years we are inundated with admonitions to vote because one vote defeated so many important events. This is true … but, most of the data given to prove this is FALSE. This includes the famous story referring to one vote and Oliver Cromwell, Charles I of England, and America almost…
Hello, Praying Friend! I hope this Eastertide (the four weeks following the resurrection, continuing the celebration!) finds you amid encouragement and even more—Hope! We can all use a reminder about Hope. Here are three ways the Bible reminds us to hold Hope in our Hearts; 1. Through faith in God: The Bible teaches that having…
“Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:13-14) As John Haggai often says when quoting this verse, “There are some things we should NOT forget.” Such as what we…
Beginnings (Magic Live Conference 2023) Magic Live, the largest gathering of Magicians in North America, was back to their typically scheduled conference times in August of this year. I was excited to return—after a three-year absence, it felt good to return. The Orleans feels good. It’s undoubtedly not posh, but clean, comfortable, and familiar. I’ve…
You’ve probably heard the illustration about a man eating an elephant; How would it be possible? In a way that should be a challenge to every Christian … he ate it one-bite-at-a-time. Eventually, you would have consumed the entire elephant. What in the world has this to do with Christians or with Satan’s attacks on…