Tag Archives: orphans

November 19 – Religion – Overlord or Guide to Life?

Posted on 11/19/2018 by rockyfort

Ezekiel 11-13 James 1 “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” (James 1:27 NCV) Religion was … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged because God loves us, care for people in need, Christianity, Culture, difference, distress, do's and don'ts, early church, false religion, Father, faultless, find God, find truth, God, God reached for us, heaven, honor God, James, Jesus, live righteously, Matthew 25, mystery religions, orphans, people in need, polluted by the world, popular, pure, Relationship with God, religion, resurrection, widows, works

April 20 – Money Can’t Buy….

Posted on 04/20/2017 by rockyfort

Acts 8:1b-25; Deuteronomy 33-34; Job 20 What do people value? If you google the phrase “Money can’t buy happiness” and look at the images, you’ll discover what money can buy that’s pretty much the same things as happiness, or what … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Ananias and Sapphira, care for others, care for widows, commercializing God, commodities, environment, evangelists millionaires, healing, Holy Spirit, integrity, isolation, lack of integrity, magician, minister, ministry, miracles, money, money can't buy happiness, net worth, orphans, persecuted, Philip, price on everything, Samaria, Simon, Value

April 13 – Responding to the Powers That Be

Posted on 04/13/2017 by rockyfort

Acts 4:1-22; Deuteronomy 19-20; Job 13 The phrase “speaking truth to power” has almost become a cliché these days. Sometimes you hear people in power say terrible things and they proclaim that all they are doing is that speaking truth … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Alexander Solzhenitsyn, America, Blasphemy, Caiaphas, care for the poor, Church, disciples, empty grave, feed the hungry, four walls of the church, freedom of religion, freedom of worship, freedoms, God, gulags, hypocrites, insurrection, Israel, Jesus, Jesus crucified, Jews, John, kangaroo court, messiah, obey God not men, orphans, Pentecost, Peter, prisoners, proclaim gospel in words and deeds, rebellion, religious leaders, resurrection, Roman authorities, Russia, Sanhedrin, seen and heard, sick, single mothers, speak truth to power, Sunday, suppress truth, The Gulag Archipeligo, widows

March 9 – Beauty Tips for Life

Posted on 03/09/2017 by rockyfort

Matthew 12:22-50; Leviticus 15-16; Proverbs 27 Mirrors are great. I can’t imagine shaving without being in front of a mirror. I use a mirror when I comb my hair, usually. Yes, I do comb my hair. My wife uses a … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged beauty, combing hair, disabled, entertainers, financial success, Hawkeye, heroes, inward beauty, judging people, life reflects heart, look our best, M*A*S*H, make a difference, minister, ministers, mirrors, moral backgrouns, morality, narcissism, obessed, oppressed, orphans, outward beauty, putting on makeup, shaving, skin deep, sports figures, teachers, tool, widows

November 1 – What a Difference It Makes

Posted on 11/01/2016 by rockyfort

Psalm 50; Zechariah 7:1-14; Jude 5-21 If someone was looking into people that claim to follow Christ they should probably ask one very important question: “What difference does it make in their lives?” We make some pretty bold claims as … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged advocate, broken people, can't fight back, Christ, Church, claim to follow Christ, cry out, difference, do not oppress, financial gifts, foreigners, game changer, God changes, God lives in us, God's people, Grace, healing, important meeting, Jesus, Justice, Lord of Heaven's Armies, money making machine, orphans, powerless, repenting, sacrifices, sacrificial offerings, single mothers, the poor, widows, worship

November 13 – Meeting Needs

Posted on 11/13/2014 by rockyfort

James 1; Jeremiah 21-22; Psalm 129 There is a theme throughout the Bible that is so easy to overlook on most occasions. There are times, though, that we have to work hard to overlook it. That theme is the call … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged book of James, caring for orphans, caring for widows, community, creation, fatherless children, God, God's love, God’s creation, James, Meeting Needs, orphans, restoration, single mothers, spiritual, widows, widows and orphans | 4 Comments

October 17 – First Things First

Posted on 10/18/2014 by rockyfort

Revelation 17; Isaiah 1-2; Psalm 108 If we really want to know how to serve God, perhaps the best thing to do would be to ask Him what He would consider to be service that honors Him. Otherwise we could … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged caring for others, do good, fatherless, God, God of Justice, Justice, Lord, Love 41, oppressed, orphans, seek justice, widows

Rwanda Mission Trip

Posted on 04/12/2014 by rockyfort

I am going to do something I rarely do: ask for your support. On the menu at the top of the page you will see an item called “Rwanda Trip.” That page is a shameless request for prayer and financial … Continue reading →

Posted in Action Steps, Personal | Tagged Africa New Life Ministries, Bob James, education, education in Rwanda, financial needs for missions, financial support, Lucy James, Mission Trip, Mission Trip expenses, orphans, prayer support, Rwanda, Rwanda Trip, widows | 1 Comment

November 13 – Faith in Action

Posted on 11/13/2013 by rockyfort

James 1; Jeremiah 21-22; Psalm 129 If I were to use the words “Just do it,” you might think I’m talking about a brand of shoes. That shoe brand has made that phrase and their logo a part of modern … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged "Just do it", action, caring for needs, caring for the poor, James, Martin Luther, ministry, orphans, widows

June 8 – We Are the Body

Posted on 06/08/2013 by rockyfort

Romans 13; 1 Samuel 25; Psalm 68 One of the most important Christian beliefs that leads to action in this world is the idea that as followers of Christ, we are to be His body. One of the names for … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Body of Christ, Casting Crowns, fatherless, Judgment, ministry, orphans, We are the Body, widows

Tag Archives: orphans

November 19 – Religion – Overlord or Guide to Life?

April 20 – Money Can’t Buy….

April 13 – Responding to the Powers That Be

March 9 – Beauty Tips for Life

November 1 – What a Difference It Makes

November 13 – Meeting Needs

October 17 – First Things First

Rwanda Mission Trip

November 13 – Faith in Action

June 8 – We Are the Body

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