Posts by BFLW
October 2019 Prayer Letter
I Corinthians 5:10 = “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ….” When the apostle Paul penned these words under the inspiration of God, he considered this a positive thought. In verse 8 he declares “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be…
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to be Human?
According to Professor C. E. Joan, a human is nothing but: “Fat enough for seven bars of soap; Iron enough for one medium-sized nail; Sugar enough for seven cups of tea; Lime enough to whitewash one chicken coop; Phosphorus enough to tip two thousand two hundred matches; Magnesium enough for one dose of salts; Potash…
Read MoreSeptember 2019 Prayer Letter
Proverbs 3:9 & 1= “Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine in-crease: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.” I just finished filling out a donation letter to VCY America for their upcoming “Days of Praise” share-a-thon. Nancy and…
Read MoreEvery Human Being, a Human Person
In Abraham Lincoln’s second inaugural address, he pronounced that the greatest scourge on America was slavery and the war that came about because of it. The greatest scourge on our nation today is abortion. 926,200 abortions were performed in the U.S. in 2014. Almost four in ten pregnancies end in abortion (Guttmacher). The fact is,…
Read MoreBeing a Somebody
The definition of “human”, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is a bipedal primate mammal. In contrast, the definition of “person”, according to the Oxford Dictionary, is a human being regarded as an individual. Being an individual does not have to do with being a human. Being an individual has to do with being a person,…
Read MoreAugust 2019 Prayer Letter
John 10:10b = “….I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” The context of this statement was that Jesus was comparing Himself to thieves and robbers. Their goal was to kill and destroy while His was to not only give us life , but abundant life. In…
Read MoreHow much longer will Almighty God withhold judgment from America?
And God spoke all these words saying, … Thou shalt not kill. Exodus 20:1&13. These words are taken directly from the Holy Bible, and are part of the Ten Commandments of God. Often misapplied, the original Hebrew text is very specific, and literally means “Thou shalt not do premeditated murder.” From the depths of antiquity to…
Read MoreJune 2019 Prayer Letter
Lamentations 1:12 = “Is it nothing to you, all ye that pass by?” Jeremiah was lamenting the condition of the Nation of Israel and the seeming lack of concern of the people. Because of sin and turning away from God Israel had degenerated into defeat and captivity. Jeremiah had seen it coming and had told…
Read MoreMay 2019 Prayer Letter
Ecclesiastes 12:13 = “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep His commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.” I’ve heard many messages on the subject of “Fearing the Lord.” Often it is explained as having a reverential awe of God for who He is. However, I believe…
Read MoreThe Honor of Motherhood
Mother’s Day is just around the corner, what a special time when we honor our mothers for all that they do. For many years I honored my Mom with a bouquet of flowers. My mom was always there for me, whether it was a music concert or a ball game. Her children were her pride…
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