October 2006

Prayer

10/31/2006

Pray without ceasing.
I Thessalonians 5:17

Today I was blessed by having the morning off...

Another Day

10/29/2006

This is the day which the Lord hath made;
we will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24

There were fifty-five men in church this morning...

Untitled

10/26/2006

Blessed be the Lord, because He hath heard
the voice of my supplications.
Psalm 28:6

While my faith in Jesus remains strong, my body is oftentimes weak...

For by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it is a gift of God:
Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9

The grace of God is a major theme of the New Testament. Basically, it is God's unmerited favor and His abundant mercy given to one who has transgressed and broken one or more of God's laws...

What a Friend

10/8/2006

As I stood behind the pulpit in our chapel's main room where the worship services are held, and as I gazed at the faces of an array of men of different ethnicities, ages and backgrounds, the thought came to mind, "What a friend we have in Jesus."

F.W. Woolworth's

10/5/2006

Today is the anniversary of my Mother's passing. She died in 1967, and so every year I like to write something in my journal in remembrance of her. I want to recall the good times she and I had...

New Appointment

10/2/2006

Now thanks be unto God, which always
causeth us to triumph in Christ . . .
II Corinthians 2:14a

Yesterday I wrote about the revival service which I went to on September 30th...

Revival Service

10/1/2006

Yesterday there was a "revival" service in the prison's chapel which lasted from 12:45 to 8 p.m...