ALL SOULS MATTER !
John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
Dearly Beloved: May God’s peace, love, understanding and mercy flow through you all.
Today is Sunday, June 12th, 2016 and it is a very sad day indeed. Let me offer my heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the Orlando, Florida nightclub massacre. My prayers are with you, the city of Orlando, the nation, the gay community and the family of the perpetrator. I condemn the actions of any persons, especially those claiming to be Christian, who spew hate on others based on their sexual preferences or for any reason. Let me be clear that, as a follower of Christ, I do not agree with or condone homosexuality. It goes against my Christian principles; however, I cannot judge any human being and I do not love people any less because of their lifestyle choices. They are still my fellow human beings.
The Bible is clear that ALL SOULS MATTER !
Mark 16:15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.”
He didn’t say preach only to heterosexuals. He didn’t say preach only to whites or people of color. He said preach to every living creature. (more…)
Romans 14:19 Therefore let us pursue the things which make for peace and the things by which one may edify another.
James 1:2-3 “
Psalm 57 “Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me! For my soul trusts in You; And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge, Until these calamities have passed by. I will cry out to God Most High, To God who performs all things for me. He shall send from heaven and save me; He reproaches the one who would swallow me up. 
Dear Readers:
“Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works. You believe that there is one God. You do well. Even the demons believe—and tremble! But do you want to know, O foolish man, that faith without works is dead? Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son on the altar? Do you see that faith was working together with his works, and by works faith was made perfect? And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. You see then that a man is justified by works, and not by faith only. Likewise, was not Rahab the harlot also justified by works when she received the messengers and sent them out another way? For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.