Author Archives: Pastor Darvin

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people He chose for His inheritance. Psalm 33:12 (NIV) In his book, Present Dangers: Rediscovering the First Amendment, David Lowenthal writes, “It is in the texture of our everyday lives that we must attempt to regain the marvelous simplicity that … Continue reading →

And you also are among those who are called to belong to Jesus Christ. Romans 1:6 (NIV) Felix Mendelssohn, it is said, once visited the cathedral at Fridbourg, and, having heard the great organ, went into the organ loft and asked to be allowed to play it. The old organist, … Continue reading →

After many years of struggling to succeed, Curt Warner finally reached celebrity status with his remarkable 1999 season with the World Champion St. Louis Rams. When he got the phone call to appear on David Letterman, he had to decline. Why would the former grocery store clerk and Arena League … Continue reading →

6  Seek the LORD while he may be found; call on him while he is near. 7  Let the wicked forsake his way and the evil man his thoughts. Let him turn to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him, and to our God, for he will freely … Continue reading →

Distractions must be conquered or they will conquer us. So let us cultivate simplicity; let us want fewer things; let us walk in the Spirit; let us fill our minds with the Word of God and our hearts with praise. In that way we can live in peace even in … Continue reading →

8  We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9  persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10  We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our … Continue reading →

30  Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; 31  but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Isaiah 40:30-31 (NIV)

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12 (NIV)

31  “You see the people crowding against you,” his disciples answered, “and yet you can ask, ‘Who touched me?’” 32  But Jesus kept looking around to see who had done it. 33  Then the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell at his feet and, trembling with … Continue reading →

From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful have a craving for violence. Proverbs 13:2 (NIV)