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Scriptural Reference: 1 Timothy 4:7,8 KJV " But refuse profane and old wives' fables, and exercise thyself rather unto godliness." "For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. " Philippians 3:12 KJV " Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect; but I follow after, that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ. " 2 Peter 1:5-7 KJV " And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; "And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; "And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. " Pray. Love. Trust. Believe. Forgive. Worship. Rejoice. (repeat)   Pray. Love. Trust. Believe. Forgive. Worship. Rejoice.   Do this: Pray, love, trust, believe, forgive, worship, and rejoice. Then do this...

Scriptural References: 2 Corinthians 5:14-15 KJV “ For the love of CHRIST constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: “And that HE died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto HIM which died for them, and rose again. ” 1 Timothy 1:14-16 KJV “ And the grace of our LORD was exceeding abundant with faith and love which is in CHRIST JESUS.” “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that CHRIST JESUS came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” “Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first JESUS CHRIST might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on HIM to life everlasting.” Psalm 27:4 KJV “ One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in HIS temple.” Psalm 63:1 KJV “ O GOD, thou art my ...

Scriptural Reference: Isaiah 53:5 (KJV) "But HE was wounded for our transgressions, HE was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon HIM, and with HIS stripes we are healed." 1 Peter 2:21-24 ( paraphrase) "...CHRIST suffered for us... who HIS own self bare our sins in HIS own body on the tree, that we being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed." It's likely that you have remnants of the roast you made for the celebration of JESUS resurrection in your refrigerator. The roasted bits are creatively tucked into pitas, taco shells, and slices of toasty bread until they are mere memory of something delicious and shared. It's also likely that you heard it alluded to in song or sermon, "Where you there when they crucified my LORD?" As that term was likely echoing in your ears, you may well have thought, "No. I wasn't there." We were all there. JESUS gave HIS life for all man...

Within every newborn female are 1 to 2 million eggs, by puberty there are 300,000 to 400,000. During her reproductive years roughly 400-500 are released through ovulation. On the other hand, men produce seed in puberty, and with decreasing viability as they age.   When gazing at Adam and Eve, our first parents, and seeing them set in an idyllic garden in perfect unity with GOD I shake my head wondering how they were deceived and coerced to rebel against GOD and eat of the forbidden fruit. They had everything and somehow they grew greedy for more.   As I reflect on them and recall that within them is all of humanity that will ever be born, I ponder some curious thoughts, and see insight in the holy scripture(s).   1. Adam called his wife Eve. "And Adam called his wife Eve, for she was the mother of all living." Genesis 3:20 KJV Notice with me that she was pronounced "the mother of all living" prior to the conception and birth of any other human. She was named Eve ...

Scriptural Reference: Psalm 34:14 ‘Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.’ I’ve been traveling a gruesome and bloody road. Frequently falling down and rising up. Laying quiet while waiting for the pain to resolve. Walking with unsteady gait, eyes blurred, and head muddled. With tear streaked cheeks and aching heart I have stumbled into this moment when I think I might be near to something like acceptance. Something like forgiveness. Something like release and relief.  About this time of year, 26 years ago, some choices were made and injuries incurred that fractured lives invisibly and visibly. Recently, I heard a voice, heart, and mind speak to me. Their stated words sounded like a resolution. I think I understood their words to be a firm intent and forthright revelation. Perhaps, they were a declaration of will. Eventually, those words culminated in a quiet unspoken recess and exit with no backward glance. I sat gazing at their receding back and felt irrevocabil...

Scriptural Reference: 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (kjv) "Pray without ceasing." 1 John 5:14-15 (kjv) "And this is the confidence that we have in HIM, that, if we ask any thing according to HIS will, HE heareth us: and if we know that HE hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of HIM." Colossians 1:17 (kjv) "And HE is before all things, and by HIM all things subsist."   It takes prayer to quiet ones heart and mind in faith. It takes faith to quiet ones heart and mind in prayer.   I, like many believers in JESUS, am sometimes amazed at how simultaneously easy and difficult this life of faith can be. Not because of haranguing sorrow or by exultant fist shaking troubles that arrive suddenly. Nothing so roaring and rallying as that. I think it is rather, the ordinary tedious day after day of a life of faith that can tax the soul to plumb its depths until the bottom is arrived at solidly. Our prayers are sometimes the whispers ...

Scriptural Reference:  1 Chronicles 17:1-2, 4, 10-12; 22:9-10 (KJV) (1-2)"Now it came to pass, as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, 'Lo, I dwell in an house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remaineth under curtains." (4)"Go and tell David my servant, Thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not build me an house to dwell in:" (10-12) "... I will subdue all thine enemies. Furthermore I tell thee that the LORD will build thee an house." "And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom. He shall build me an house and I will stablish his throne for ever." 1 Chronicles 22:9-10 KJV "Behold, a son shall be born to thee, who shall be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for his name shall be Solomon, and I will give peace and...

Scriptural reference: Isaiah 53:5 (kjv) "But HE was wounded for our transgressions, HE was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was upon HIM, and with HIS stripes we are healed." 1 Peter 2:21-24 (kjv) (paraphrase) "...CHRIST suffered for us... who HIS own self bare our sins in HIS own body on the tree, that we being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed."    It's likely that you have remnants of the roast you made for the celebration of JESUS resurrection in your refrigerator. The roasted bits are creatively tucked into pitas, taco shells, and slices of toasty bread until they are mere memory of something delicious and shared. It's also likely that you heard it alluded to in song or sermon, "Were you there when they crucified my LORD?" As that term was likely echoing in your ears, you may well have thought, "No. I wasn't there." We were all there. JESUS gave HIS life for all...

Scriptural Reference: Colossians 4:6 kjv "Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man." There is victory in silence. I grew up in the 'hood. No excuses. No shame. Just the 'hood. The smell of fried chicken wafting through hot kitchen open windows. The staggering drunk singing, 'Wooopiee LaLa Lee!' Kids of all ages running up and down the street. Jump rope. Hop scotch. Patty cake and relay races. We would play up and down our block until the street lights came on. Then all the neighborhood kids would rush home for dinner like tiny birds to the nests in the trees.  The mama's would watch out for the neighborhood children. Those "neighborhood mama's" would even tattle to the parents when the 'neighbor child' was being disobedient away from home (where they thought no one would see.) (Don't ask me how I know...) I vividly recall the neighborhood bully standing defiantly o...

Scriptural Reference: Romans 8:28 (KJV) "And we know that all things work together for good, to them that love GOD, to them who are the called according to HIS purpose." It's like this: We pray. We pray in faith. We look expectantly for the prayer to be answered in the affirmative. Like Christmas time, we peek under the tree, trying to discover what's in the wrapped package with our name neatly printed on the label. We strain our ears to discern what we think we hear rustling just under the lid. We gently shake the boxed contents not quite hard enough to break them, but strongly enough to divulge the contents, if we can. Or perhaps we sit on our wooden pew, each Sunday, listening to the preacher redirecting our uncertain hearts from teeter-tottering in between hope and doubt while we continue to pray. While we bite our nails, clinch our fists and pray. Sometimes that gasp and sigh that becomes a sudden rush of tears is the prayer that at last meets us with an answer. ...

Scriptural Reference:  1 Peter 4:18 KJV  'And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?"  Think about these things...  Before the LORD whispered to Noah to advise him of the coming flood people were living hundreds of years (averaging 700) and birthing countless children. When the cup of the LORD's patience was nearly full Noah began to preach of the coming flood and Noah began to build the ark. Noah spent 100 years building the ark while preaching of the coming flood. Of the countless millions who were on the earth, each with a life expectancy of 600-700 years, we can only speculate that there were perhaps trillions of people living at the time of the flood. The shattering truth is that of those untold millions 8 people were saved. Could some of the others have been saved? Noah preached repentance, but there is no record of their repentance. Scripture does not provide any other inclusion of any other people in the ark.  ...

This is a preview of my exciting and continuing journey with JESUS through my dating, non-dating, married, and divorced life. My Newest book!!!  "Free from the Weight of Waiting to be Married" by LaTendre' Moore    Excerpts from the book,  "Free from the Weight of Waiting to be Married" by LaTendre' Moore :  "Dedication:     To every woman and man who is unmarried (never married, divorced, or widowed) and you have reached for this book because waiting is weighty and painful. This book was written from my heart and experiences because I have laid down the painful expectation of waiting for marriage, not because I do not want to marry, but because...   Chapter 1      I do not know if I will marry. I accept that. Chapter 2      I do not know if I want to marry. I accept that. Chapter 3      JESUS has withheld the married blessing. I accept that. Chapter 4    ...

  Scriptural Reference:  Romans 6:23, 'For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of GOD is eternal life through JESUS CHRIST our LORD.'     In honor of the memory of Rob and Michele Reiner for  Princess Buttercup and Wesley,  Harry and Sally, and  all those who love vicariously through them because of  those romantic hearts  I grieve  the penalty of sin and  rejoice in the redeeming  gift of GOD  through JESUS CHRIST our LORD.   My family, like other families, continues to experience disharmony for various reasons such as differing faiths, unpopular life choices, opposing opinions, and random bits of likes and dislikes. However, in my continuing pursuit of peace, because of JESUS LORDSHIP in my life, I do not use my words, or hands to harm. May all our mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, grandchildren, nieces, nephews and kindred far and wide come to the saving knowledge of JESUS CHRIST. The terrible penalty of ...