“God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.” The Bible says in Matthew 5:8, “God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God”. To “see God” means to experience the presence of God. Believers who have a pure heart get to feel the power of God. We get to know the purpose of God for our lives. We get to live in the peace of God. We experience the forgiveness of God. Do we want to be one of those people? We don’t talk a lot these days about b

Every day we go through life and we don't realize we have idols. The definition of idols is a person or thing that is greatly loved, admired, or reserved. That could mean our phones, our T.V.s, or someone we love. An idol is something that takes time away from God. In the book of Exodus it says in chapter 20 verse 3 though shall not have any other God's above me. When you become the father of children and children's children and have remained long in the land, and act corrupt

A number of years ago Rusty Goodman wrote a song called, "Who Am I?" It's a great song and if you listen with your heart as well as your ears, it will cause you to think about what Jesus did for you. Every time I hear it, it causes my eyes to tear up. I begin to question why He would die for me. I'm not a great political or religious leader, nor am I a famous person. I'm just an average guy living an average life and yet Jesus gave His life for me. That makes me somebody

Let’s examine what else we can learn from August’s preparation for disaster. When August made it to the raft, he was without gloves. Even though he was fully clothed in his survival gear, he also lost feeling in his legs. He said he did a lot of praying and when they picked him up, he was semi-conscious. For him, the real pain would soon begin as his body began to thaw! Eventually, he lost both legs below the knee and most of his fingers. Remember this is 1943 and the r

On March 9, 1943, a violent explosion rocked the SS Puerto Rican. August Wallenhupt knew what had happened because he had been torpedoed before. He didn’t panic. He had the gear on hand for this disaster, and he knew how to use it. Later, a journalist recorded his action: “Wallenhaupt took time to dress warmly (this was in Arctic waters and the air temperature was thirty degrees below zero); he slipped on his rubber lifesaving suit, put on is life jacket over the suit and