AriseandShine.org - June 2008

The Working of Satan

6/29/2008

The coming of the lawless
one is according to the working
of Satan, with all power signs,
and lying wonders.
2 Thessalonians 2:9

Several days ago the Lord impressed it upon my mind to prepare a message which I have tentatively titled, "The Working of Satan..."

Twenty Stages of Evil?

6/24/2008

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he
is a new creature: old things are passed
away; behold, all things are become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17

The other day, someone was telling me about a psychologist and professor from New York City who recently developed a theory that there are "20 stages" of evil.

Daniel's Visit

6/21/2008

Earlier this week, I received a visit from an old acquaintance, Daniel...

A Soldier's Suicide

6/19/2008

Recently I learned from my friend, Mike, who lives in the State of Alabama, that a friend of his who just returned from a tour in Iraq, committed suicide...

A Merry Heart

6/16/2008

A merry heart doeth good
like medicine: but a broken
spirit drieth the bones.
Proverbs 17:22

A friend from South Carolina recently sent me a book that her brother wrote...

Confessions of a Rebellious Son

6/15/2008

There is a generation that curses its
father, and does not bless its mother.
Proverbs 30:11 NKJV

This morning, being Father's Day, my chaplain gave an important message about fatherhood...

Tomorrow is Father's Day

6/14/2008

He (the Lord) will turn again, He will
have compassion upon us; He will subdue
our iniquities; and thou will cast all their
sins into the depths of the sea.
Micah 7:19

Father's Day is a bittersweet time for me...

Longing for the Lord

6/13/2008

By night on my bed I sought him whom my
soul loveth: I sought him, but I found him not.
Song of Solomon 3:1

There is a longing in my heart to be with the Lord, and I will never be fully satisfied until I am with Him, forever...

In a Veterans Hospital

6/11/2008

Wait on the Lord...
wait, I say, on the Lord.
Psalm 27:14

My friend, "Pastor Doc," told me in a recent letter that while he was waiting for an appointment to see his doctor...

I remember Grandpa

6/8/2008

So long ago...

Lockdown, Day 3

6/3/2008

Today is the third day being under a "lockdown..."

Lockdown, Day 2

6/2/2008

The word came early this morning, when, during the seven o'clock shift change, the newly arriving daytime officer announced that we're still under a "lockdown..."

Sunday Lockdown

6/1/2008

I was in chapel this morning along with my chaplain and the members of our choir...