Dear Partner, Grace and peace be yours from God our Father and from our LORD Jesus, the Christ, our MESSIAH. Let’s turn in our Bibles to the words of Jesus in Mark 12:28-31: And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him,…
Dear Partner, Let’s begin with what the great Apostle Paul said in his second letter to the church at Corinth in Chapter 4:13: We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak Now let’s turn to Chapter 5:6-7: Therefore…
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…