Author Archives: Pastor Darvin

The certainty that God is always near us, present in all parts of His world, closer to us than our thoughts, should maintain us in a state of high moral happiness most of the time. But not all the time. It would be less than honest to promise every believer … Continue reading →

The best thing is neither to seek nor seek to avoid troubles but to follow Christ and take the bitter with the sweet as it may come. Whether we are happy or unhappy at any given time is not important. That we be in the will of God is all … Continue reading →

Ecclesiastes 7:9 (NIV)  Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools. Anger is a weed; hate is the tree. — Saint Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Edythe Draper, Draper’s Book of Quotations for the Christian World, (Wheaton, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, 1992), WORDsearch CROSS … Continue reading →

Proverbs 12:16 (NIV)  A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Willingness to suffer for Jesus’ sake—this is what we have lost from the Christian church. We want our Easter to come without the necessity of a Good Friday. We forget that before the Redeemer could rise and sing among His brethren He must first bow His head and suffer among … Continue reading →

Psalm 27:1 (NIV)  The LORD is my light and my salvation– whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life– of whom shall I be afraid?

Old movies offer some powerful lessons—lessons that our generation could easily miss. “Prisoner of Zenda,” for example, a movie released in 1937, portrays the intense and genuine love between a princess and a commoner. He pleads for her to run away with him, but by her strength and depth of … Continue reading →

Psalm 16:7 (NIV)   I will praise the LORD, who counsels me; even at night my heart instructs me. Our heart oft times wakes when we sleep, and God can speak to that, either by words, by proverbs, by signs and similitudes, as well as if one was awake. – … Continue reading →

Psalm 20:6 (NIV) Now I know that the LORD saves his anointed; he answers him from his holy heaven with the saving power of his right hand.

Mark 1:15 (NIV)   “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the good news!” The Kingdom of God is as near to you as His Word–Read it and get near to Him.  — Pastor Darvin