One of my dear friends tells a humorous story of three brothers who gather together on each other’s birthdays. The birthday boy gets $20 from each of his brothers and then, when it’s each of their turn, they get the $20 back. She once suggested that each of them just keep their own $20 bill …
Most everyone will agree that this world is in trouble and the only thing that is going to make a difference is divine intervention. God’s people uniting in prayer. God’s people have a responsibility to pray for our world leaders. “I exhort therefore, that first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be …
Editor’s Note: Our sweet friend and frequent contributor Ashley Guidry passed on to his heavenly reward on Wednesday, March 30. Brother Guidry loved to write and he loved the White Wing Messenger. I thought this was a fitting article to remember him by. Thank God for the hope that we will see him again. This bit …
The church has a culture that is good and it is good to be part of it. He retired from a non-descript desk job. He had a wife, adult children, and a handful of grandchildren. He liked to fish but it wasn’t what you would call a passion. He had lived a mediocre life if …
He lives, He lives, Christ Jesus lives today! This line of the old hymn “He Lives” has radiated through house churches, cathedrals, urban and rural congregations, buses, back porches, busy streets, school rooms, and recital halls over time with one promise—our redeemer lives! If you are reading this article you most likely are doing so …
Matthew 27 is a message about the suffering, the cross, and death of Jesus Christ. This message should always be foremost in our minds, we should never for one moment forget the price that was paid for our salvation. The sin problem was solved forever at the cross. It is no wonder that Paul stated …
John 1:14: “And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a Father’s only son, full of grace and truth.” There are things that are physically impossible: for example, it is impossible to keep all the wind of this world in one room. It is …
We view the Passion narrative with hope, knowing the “rest of the story” as Paul Harvey would say. However, the women and disciples who went to the tomb that first resurrection Sunday were overwhelmed by grief and despair. Hear the deep disappointment in the words of the men on the road to Emmaus as they …
You can tell a lot about how someone is feeling just by looking at that person’s face. An expression can reveal a person’s mood- happiness, sadness, anger or annoyance. Though various modern methods of communication are available such as cell phones, e-mail, texting, and video web chat, nothing compares with face-to-face communication. You are …
Life has never been more difficult than it is right now. Do you feel that way? As you read that opening sentence, did your mind flash through the current circumstances before you? I can imagine some of you would say, “Yes.” With everything that has happened, every trial you have endured, do you have the …