“Blessed [be] God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;” 2 Corinthians 1:3 God can comfort others through our sufferings, if we are seeking him in the process. If we are always seeking God and being comforted by him when things are good or [...]
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Just like we have recently seen with our president and his group photograph. Body language effects much of our daily lives it is amazing that most of our conversation takes place with just the manner in which we hold our bodies. Being a figurative painter I focus on peoples body language a lot. When I [...]
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Fall colors not only make interesting color schemes. They also fill the mind of the believer with dreams of what Zion will be like. The Bible says that God will build a colorful everlasting city for those who have trusted in Yeshua-Jesus as their savior. This city will be built some day in Jerusalem. The [...]
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Someone asked me the other day, “Do you think God is real? I can not see him”. I told him pretty plainly if you read your Bible you can see God is real. He speaks to you through the Bible and you can see He is there. No one cares for you like God does. [...]
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“In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.” 1 Corinthians 15:52 The Bible talks of a time when we shall all be changed. This is describing the time of the rapture. When Jesus [...]
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“at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them.” Acts 16:25
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I enjoyed talking to a hindu man today about evolution. All he had ever known was evolution. I explained that evolution does not makes sense scientifically. The laws of thermodynamics state that things are tending to disorder not order. Cars are getting rusty, were getting wrinkly…things doe not get better with time. I told him [...]
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From what I have read he will be given another chance to recant and if he does not recant his faith he can be executed at any time. What a testimony this pastor is being to believers and unbelievers, that his faith is Christ is real. If it were not real, why go through all [...]
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Why I am a Baptist and do not support Westboro Baptist Church. I have talked to people about this recently. After reading carefully over some of the comments on the WBC site it is clear that their doctrine concerning grace is wrong. From what I can see they believe in Calvinism, or other wise understood [...]
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God Uses Bad For Good I have seen it and understand it to be true, God uses bad for good. In my own life the suicides of
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“Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth. ” Proverbs 27:1 None of us knows what tomorrow will bring. It could be a bat like this one I found laying in my path hissing at me or a beautiful butterfly. We do not know and the Bible [...]
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Fossils What are fossils? Animals both living and dead buried in what was once wet dirt that has since dried into rock layers. These rock layers can easily form when water is running through sediment. Thus creating different rock strata with fossils in it like we see today…
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One strong hold that seems to have gripped Muslims, Jews, Jehovah’s witnesses, and many other religions is the idea that Jesus is not God the creator of all things as the scriptures support him being. This scripture shows us that “Jehovah God is both LORD and savior “The LORD [is] my light and my salvation;” [...]
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“Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he [was] the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of [many] colours. ” Genesis 37:3 This painting of Joseph always reminds me of being a servant. Joseph was treated badly by his brothers. Here in the Bible we are told [...]
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Cancer has affected many of my family and friends. It is such a devastating thing to face. I heard someone say it robs you of your time, money, family, belongings, but the one thing it can not take is your salvation. That is you promise of heaven if you have accepted Yeshua/Jesus as your savior.If [...]
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Quick oil sketches of the five different color schemes commonly used… Monochromatic color scheme: One dominant color(blue) with different values of the color by mixing it with black and white
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On September 11 when the attacks took place I was in a class room and our teacher turned on the
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The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good. Proverbs 15:3
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NEW PAGE What is an Independent Fundamental Baptist?
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“Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” Mark 4:19 Shame on us if we will not follow Jesus and be fishers of men! Souls simply need to hear that if they “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved,”Acts 16:31 They can know for sure they are going to [...]
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This is our kitty friend who has been stuck in this tree for days now while we have been working on a rescue plan for him!
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“that we should bring forth fruit unto God. ” Romans 7:4 The Bible says that Christ died for us and if we have accepted him as our savior he wants us to “bring forth fruit unto God”. Why do some get offended by this truth in the Word of God? The same reason we all [...]
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Why Are Prayers not Being Answered? If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
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Every one thinks about heaven at some point in their life. The answer to the question “will I go to heaven?” is one that only you can answer and know for sure. The Bible tells us that “all have sinned”Romans 3:23 and that “there is none that doeth good.”Psalm 14:1. We know our selves that [...]
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“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.” Psalm 19:1 No one can deny there is a God even the heavens declare this to be true. “[There is] no speech nor language, [where] their voice is not heard.” Psalm 19:3 Every one around the world in any given place can [...]
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Jewish men that lived when Jesus walked the earth had short hair. ..
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“thanks [be] unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ” 2 Corinthians 2:14 No matter what trials life send our way if we are doing the will of God his will cause us to triumph in Christ. When people speak “bitter words” to us we should respond with meekness. “Blessed [are] the meek: [...]
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Teen Devotional: I am saved! Now what do I do with my life? Paul said “I am crucified with Christ:” Galatians 2:20 Now that your saved you should hop on the cross with Christ and live differently. It is not comfortable to be crucified. But just as Jesus gave up comfort for the lives of [...]
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Tolerance-A response to the idea that Christians should be “tolerant” enough not to share the gospel with people of other religions who have never heard the truth. “God is angry [with the wicked] every day.” Psalm 7:11 God is not pleased with any Christians who can tolerate the fact that millions of people are dieing [...]
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I have been painting on object lately rather than just canvas. This is a wood block I just painted for some friends of ours: “where the Spirit of the Lord [is], there [is] liberty.” 2 Corinthians 3:17 I choose this verse because it made me think of how much blessing we receive from God for [...]
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“Gladys’ Prayer, Gods Provision” watercolor on watercolor paper This is a painting of Gladys Aylward as she prays to God to help her because she has over a hundred orphan children in he custody which she is trying to get to an orphanage miles away on foot during a war. The journey goes on [...]
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“Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool:” Isaiah 66:1 “he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and [there was] a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.” Revelation 4:3 It looks like Jesus picked green to [...]
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Up date found on-line http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/16808 These are recent email updates I have received about Sudan. from mid-June Continued News from Sudan Dear Friends, I just received two shocking emails from Brother Yagoub who is the director of our Bible College and a pastor operating in Kadugli, the capital of the Nuba Mountains. The Nuba [...]
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What is baptism all about? In the Bible people were baptised after they confessed their belief in Jesus as their savior.“they that gladly received his word were baptized:” Acts 2:41
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Why share the gospel with people?“the love of Christ constraineth us;” 2 Corinthians 5 How can a Christian look into the faces of those who are lost and going to hell with out …
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The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: [...]
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where the Spirit of the Lord [is], there [is] liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:17 Having talked to many people of different religious backgrounds basically with out Christ people are working their way to heaven and do not know if they will ever attain heaven or if there is a
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“why stand we in jeopardy every hour?”v30
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Not Every One Is Made To Be a Soulwinner. This is a dangerous lie from the devil that has crept into the minds of Christians. The Bible says: “Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father which is in heaven.But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will [...]
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“Flowers In A Vase” “[As for] man, his days [are] as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.” Psalm 103:15
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Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men: 1 Thessalonians 2:15 Why do people persecute us? It is pretty clear here “they please not God”. Just like any situation in life those who try hard a do [...]
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“I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” Matthew 16:18 What rock is the Bible talking about here? From what I understand Jesus is saying “That thou art Peter” speaking of Peter (which means pebble) [...]
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“It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” Matthew 19:24Who will listen to the gospel? It is funny to me sometimes how wealthy people respond to Jesus. Some times the wealthy people will not take a gospel [...]
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What an awesome scene this was to experience. This past week Christian mourners came to the park in remembrance of a friend who had now past into glory to be with the Lord. Shortly after they left it was like God sent a reminder of his love and his covenant. “Precious in the sight of [...]
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The Bible describes heaven and the city of God: “God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away…the building of the wall of it was [of] jasper: and the city [...]
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“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:” 1 Peter 2:2 Every one knows we need to have healthy diets if we are going to live a happy life. Every day we see the effects of people who do not eat a healthy diet. I would say the [...]
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“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of [our] faith;” Hebrews 12:2 God has put rainbows in many different things in his creation. it should come as no surprize that he also tells us there is a rainbow around his throne as well. This painting is about the promise God gives the believer who accepts [...]
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“Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters?Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life?” 1 Corinthians 6:2-3 These verses give us another clue into what [...]
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Is JEHOVAH the only name of God? That [men] may know that thou, whose name alone [is] JEHOVAH, [art] the most high over all the earth. Psalm 83:18 I have run into several people who take this verse out of context and say that the only real true name for God is JEHOVAH. This is [...]
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