Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation –…
It’s a “Measure Of A Man” Wednesday. LORD WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR ABOUNDING GRACE AND MERCY THAT ALLOWS US TO SEE THIS DAY. MAY WE LIVE IN SUCH A WAY THAT NO ONE SPEAKS ILL OF US. AMEN. I have been in the ministry for 35 years and I have officiated hundreds…
It’s a “Take A Walk Around Yourself” Tuesday. LORD TEACH US TO FORGIVE AND NOT JUDGE OTHERS AS WE ASK TO BE FORGIVEN AND NOT BE JUDGED. AMEN. When you are criticizing others and always finding a fault or two or a weakness in the things they say or do; When you are blaming someone…
It’s a “Ten Commandment” Monday. LORD WE THANK YOU FOR OUR CHILDREN. HELP US TO TEACH THEM THE WAY. Our children are so lost and have been lost for a very long time. It breaks my heart just to think about it and even more to talk about it. Some years ago God inspired a teenager to…
“HAPPY FATHER’S DAY” LORD WE THANK YOU FOR BEING OUR HEAVENLY FATHER AND BLESSING OUR EARTHLY FATHER. AMEN. Today we celebrate Father’s Day. A day set aside to give special tribute to all fathers especially the good ones. Seldom do we give good fathers the recognition that they deserve, we are so busy praising…