Rev. Richard Smith Deuteronomy 31Moses To The People Of Israel, v 6‘ Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of your enemies, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.’Moses To Joshua, His Successor, vs. 7-8‘Be strong and courageous, for you must go with this people into the land that the Lord swore …
Rev. Richard Smith James 1:19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, I wrote back in November about “empathy” as a part of the virtue of kindness. Few, if any, of us are ignorant when it comes to understanding what empathy …
Rev. Richard P. Smith Colossians 3:13-14 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. No one questions that forgiving others is a principal virtue …
Rev. Richard Smith John 15:12,14, 17 Words Of JesusMy command is this: Love each other as I have loved you…You are my friends if you do what I command…This is my command: Love each other. My guess is that you know the name Wendell Berry. He’s a writer, poet, and activist who has written …
Rev. Richard Smith Psalm 9:1-2I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.2 I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing the praises of your name, O Most High! A consistent theme throughout the Bible is the truth that God is at work …
Rev. Richard Smith Revelation 21:21 ‘I saw a new heaven and a new earth…’ You may have heard the story of the beginnings of Disney World when Roy and Walt Disney in 1965 bought 27,000 acres of undeveloped, seemingly worthless land south of Orlando, Florida. After the land purchases, the Disneys announced plans to open …
Rev. Richard Smith Psalm 91:2 My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest. I’m sure you read or heard the sad news this past Sunday that Cheslie Kryst, the 2019 winner of the Miss USA pageant, died of suicide at age 30. According to the …