Dear Partner, What a wonderful time of year! Picnics, families getting together—it’s the Fourth of July. Freedom Day! Let’s open our Bibles to Genesis 17:1: And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, The LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.…
Dear Partner, What is faith? Faith is a spiritual unseen force. Let’s look and see what THE Book says in Hebrews 11:1 in the Amplified Bible, Classic Edition: “Now faith is the assurance (the confirmation, the title deed) of things [we] hope for, being the proof of things [we] do not see and the conviction…
Dear Partner, The month of May here in Fort Worth is a beautiful time of year with beautiful flowers like the Texas state flower, the bluebonnet. What a time to enjoy life to the full, until it overflows! Jesus was answering some Pharisees in John 9:40-41, in the Amplified Bible Classic Edition: Some Pharisees who…
Dear Partner, April is such a beautiful time of year! However, right now there is so much trouble, such as WAR in ISRAEL. But Jesus warned us about wars and rumors of wars in the last days in Matthew 24:3: And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately,…
Dear Partner, March is the month of new life. Trees begin “waking up.” Flowers begin to bud with new leaves. Hibernating animals begin to stir themselves and bring their young ones, born during this time—their “fresh start” in life. Your and my heavenly Father who created all living things by Faith (Hebrews 11:3), is the…
Dear Partner, At the time of this writing, I am at our prayer cabin just two miles from where the love of my life was born Feb. 12, 1942. We came into this world 498 miles and five years apart. I was born Dec. 6, 1936, in Lubbock, Texas. We met Oct. 8, 1961, in…
Dear Partner, When Gloria and I arrived in Tulsa, Okla., in January 1967, we drove through the campus of Oral Roberts University. Kellie was 3 years old, and John was a little over a year old. Kellie said, “OH, DADDY, JESUS LIVES HERE!” The campus was beautiful, and it still is. I, however, had a…
Gloria Copeland Are your holidays lacking the real joy you know the season should bring? Even in what’s supposed to be the most wonderful time of year, we can face situations that seem custom-designed to steal all the joy out of Christmas and life. Financial pressure. Family dynamics. Work situations. Health concerns. These are all…
Dear Partner, Merry Christmas and a marvelous, wonderful, and very prosperous 2024! What does Christ-mas mean? Christ is the Greek word for “The Anointed, the Messiah, Son of the Living God.” It is used 569 times (Strong’s G5547). Mas is “a carnival or celebration.” So Christ-mas is a celebration of The Anointed One and His…
As a Christian, you have a mighty resource at your disposal—the wisdom of God. Not only can the wisdom of God help you make good decisions in your life, but God’s Word promises that it brings joy, long life, riches and honour. Just look at what King Solomon wrote about wisdom in Proverbs 3:13-18: Joyful…