Author Archives: lsimonds

“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.” Matthew 24:12 KJV This week another video went viral on You Tube. This one is 10 minutes and 9 seconds of middle school students cruelly and profanely taunting … Continue reading →

“Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.” … Continue reading →

“Who would form a God or mold an image that profits him nothing? Surely all his companions would be ashamed; and the workmen, they are mere men….” Isaiah 44:10-11 NKJV There was an episode of the situation comedy Seinfeld in … Continue reading →

“In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.” John 1:4  I have heard that someone once tried to fasten a boutonnière to the lapel of the famous evangelist Smith Wigglesworth, which the preacher vehemently refused.  He … Continue reading →

“But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of.” Luke 9:55 Okay, I’m embarrassed to admit this because I’ve been so critical of others doing it, but I was preoccupied … Continue reading →

“…the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,……which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills … Continue reading →

“These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, were assured of them, embraced them and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.” Hebrews 11:13 On December 17, 2003, aviation … Continue reading →

“And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit…” Ephesians 5:18 My dad slipped the surly bonds of earth at 6:21 the morning after Thanksgiving Day. One of the many things he … Continue reading →

“Therefore He says, when He ascended on high, He led captivity captive and gave gifts to men…And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers…” Ephesians 4:8,11 Dallas Morning News columnist Marilyn … Continue reading →

“You yourselves write a decree concerning the Jews, as you please, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s signet ring, for whatever is written in the king’s name and sealed with the king’s ring, no one can … Continue reading →

“For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to … Continue reading →

 “…and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.” John 15:2 I have a pear tree that hasn’t the sense God gave a goose. Oh, it’s a beautiful tree in April, all white with blossoms … Continue reading →