Category: Devotional

Today’s article appeared in the July/August 2020 issue of The Gospel News in the Word Up column. “Your heart shall rejoice and your joy no man taketh from you.” (John 16:22) I was fully engaged in the adult Sunday School class, but my attention was interrupted by a sweet voice behind me. My children were… Continue reading Circle the Happy, Cross Out the Sad

Today’s article appeared in the September 2020 issue of The Gospel News in the 5 Amazing Facts column. In this section of the paper, you learn five significant bits of information on a theme or scripture. The scriptures define faith as believing in things that you can’t see. Although many people find this difficult to… Continue reading 5 Amazing Facts: Believing the Unseen

Today’s article is taken from the Blast from the Past columns in the October and November 2020 issues of The Gospel News. I Did Not Fall Ninety-nine years ago this month Brother Ishmael D’amico’s life was miraculously saved from a fall. “While employed in the construction of a building in Detroit, in November 1921, I… Continue reading Blast From the Past

Today’s article appeared in the October 2020 issue of The Gospel News in the Editorial Viewpoint column. “I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt;… Continue reading Decisive or Divisive?

Today’s article appeared in the October 2020 issue of The Gospel News in the General Ladies Uplift Circle column. “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28) Many people look to this verse for comfort and… Continue reading Working for My Good

Today’s article appeared in the June 2020 issue of The Gospel News in the GMBA News column. There’s a saying that goes, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” Perhaps that has never felt truer in our lives than these past months. For many, plans have been disrupted, preparations hijacked, lives… Continue reading Can Cancelled Plans Bring More Than Just Disappointment?

Today’s article appeared in the October 2020 issue of The Gospel News in the Word Up column. “All mine are thine, and thine are mine.” (John 17:10) Spiritual unity is achievable. But when we venture into other facets of our lives, such agreement is challenging; maybe even impossible. In John 17, Jesus identifies us as… Continue reading No “-Ite” Zone

Today’s article appeared in the November 2020 issue of The Gospel News as the cover story. Now more than ever…” We have heard these words so often during 2020. It is typically followed by a statement about how we should feel or a suggested action that we should take during our current circumstances. One that… Continue reading Thankful

Today’s article appeared in the September 2020 issue of The Gospel News in the Editorial Viewpoint column. Our Lord Jesus Christ said: “These things I have spoken unto you that in me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)… Continue reading Days of Tribulation

Today’s article originally appeared in the May 2020 issue of The Gospel News in the General Ladies Uplift Circle column. I love puzzles of every kind. This picture shows a giant sudoku, a little more challenging than just a single-block Sudoku. You might think that the number you write in the square all the way… Continue reading God Has a Place for You in His Plan