I don’t think we’ve ever started an article or post with a song before, but when trying to think of something to write about for today’s open “Church” porch, I was thinking more of music than words. I wanted to think of something positive, promising,...
Month: January 2021
Hey and happy Saturday y’all. Today’s porch is a mix of a little bit of everything, and anything else y’all feel like sharing since the porch is wide open. I know like lawngren, I enjoy architecture and if I ever had the way and means,...
On August 19, 1942, 5,000 Canadian troops of the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, 1,000 British commandos, and 50 American Rangers conducted a raid on Dieppe, France which is described by Veterans Affairs Canada as “one of the darkest chapters in our country’s military history, but...
Ever since I became a believer, prophecies of the Bible, and the prophets have fascinated me. The prophetic scriptures which have come to pass, not only about Jesus’s first coming defy mathematical odds, and the physical world which points to the supernatural. For years I’ve...
In my youth, when one of the family would get frustrated trying to assemble a toy or make some device work, it was certain that someone would say with a smug look, “Follow the instructions!” And of course that solved the problem. This is written...
For KJV Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone. At one time we too were foolish,...
The LORD the Avenger of His People A Psalm of David 1 Plead my cause, O LORD, with those who strive with me; fight against those who fight against me. 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help. 3 Also...
Last week Lawngren mentioned what he enjoyed about Sundays on the porch. As I was trying to think of what to write to start off our Sunday this week, nothing much came to mind. I’ve been in a kind of mood since Friday, not sure...
By CDS Spotlight: Phil Keaggy Phil Keaggy was born in Ohio in 1951. His family lived on farm during his younger years. One day, when he was four years old, he accidentally lost his right middle finger while playing with a water pump. Despite this...
I have a tale to tell you of a US Marine named “Reckless”, so named after the military slang for the recoilless (“reckless”) rifles employed by the unit Reckless was attached to, the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, in Korea. Soon after her deployment, Reckless became...