To Be Considered... By Paraclete
Guard Your Heart!
Guard Your Heart!(July 13, 2026) Like an avalanche begins with one snowflake, so the ruin of a life begins with
A Sparrow With a Message
The day was an ordinary day in mid-May, 2003, a partly sunny day as my wife, Olive, came to a stop light at Cook’s Corner. As she waited for the light to change, her heart was heavy with concern for the situation her family was facing. Her husband was battling a severe depression, for about 2 years at that point, with little indication that he was getting better. He had just lost a good paying job at a local Christian radio station a little over a month ago, the severance pay had ended with no job prospects in sight and her heart was crying out to the Lord. Feeling discouraged and all alone she flooded her Father’s throne with her tears and her questions. “Where are you, Lord?”
Don’t Wander Off Soldier!
Don’t Wander Off Soldier!(July 6, 2026) Picture a soldier, we’ll call him Jack, engaged in a fierce battle with the
Are You in Bondage to a Secret?
Some chains that keep men in bondage are made of iron and placed there by a cruel oppressor. Other shackles, of our own making, are snapped in place like handcuffs on our soul by our own fear…fear that someone will discover our secret. Often it is a secret sin of which we are ashamed, and sometimes we would rather die than see it exposed. Friend, are you hiding such a sin?
You No Ask…I No Forgive!
What if the one who sinned against us refuses to acknowledge their offense and ask forgiveness? Do we have to forgive them?
The Faithfulness of God
The Faithfulness of God(June 22, 2026) Semper fidelis is the motto of the U.S. Marine Corp and means “always faithful.”It