Posts from July 2026

Dear SCC & Friends, Without faith it is impossible… ~Hebrews 11:6 Reflection #333                  Faith always points us to God’s character, His Word and His will. It always involves confidence in God Himself… Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. ~Heb. 11:1 Biblical faith requires trust and confidence in God even when we do not see the “things hoped for” or understand what God is doing… For we walk by faith, not by sight… ~2nd Cor. 5:7 Noah obeyed God and…

Dear SCC & Friends, …the proper time… ~1 Peter 5:6 Reflection #332                  I remember reading somewhere about an organization called “Procrastinators Anonymous”. I was told they had been in existence for some years but had never gotten around to having a meeting. The truth is that right now counts forever… It is only in the amazing present that our lives intersect with time and eternity. God has made everything fitting in its time, but has also placed eternity in their hearts, without enabling them…

Dear SCC & Friends, …small things… ~1 Corinthians 1:28 Reflection #331                  Nothing escapes His eye… Our grandson was diagnosed with an “egg-sized” brain tumor when he was just five years old. It was very serious and would require two complex and dangerous brain surgeries near his hypothalamus, pituitary gland and optic nerves. The hypothalamus gland is the size of an almond and manages bodily functions such as blood pressure, hunger and thirst, mood and sleep. The pituitary gland is even…

Dear SCC & Friends, It was for freedom… ~Galatians 5:1 Reflection #330 Two hundred and fifty years ago… The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America                  WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the Powers of the Earth, the separate and equal Station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent Respect…