(This Good Friday post from Dutch Sheets on GiveHim15, April 15, 2022.) Passion Week – It Is Finished “Good Friday, called this because of an ancient usage of “good” as a synonym for holy. (In the same way as the Holy Bible was called the “Good Book.”) Holy Friday, indeed.Continue Reading
The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results. (James 5:16 NLT) I try not to spend too much time in the news, but it’s hard to miss the reports coming out about the protests and upheaval in Iran, Minneapolis, and other places in ourContinue Reading
I have been thinking I need to shift back into praying more for our nation. This week is a major party’s national convention, a few weeks from now early voting in the November election begins, and in the meantime, there are plenty of things to pray about. I share hereContinue Reading
[I remember President Reagan as an honorable man and a good president. He was in office as I was coming of age, watching the Iranian hostages being released, the Berlin Wall coming down, the Eastern and Western parts of Europe being reunited, and great economic growth. This post by DutchContinue Reading
[This post is by Dutch Sheets on GiveHim15 July 25, 2024. https://www.givehim15.com/post/july-25-2024] “When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly, a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting. And tonguesContinue Reading
[A few days after July 4th I came across this post and prayer by Dutch Sheets. I encourage you to join your faith and prayers together with all those that are interceding for this nation and the nations of the world.] I will preserve the memory of your name throughContinue Reading
Make no mistake about this: You can never make a fool out of God. Whatever you plant is what you’ll harvest. If you plant in ⌞the soil of⌟ your corrupt nature, you will harvest destruction. But if you plant in ⌞the soil of⌟ your spiritual nature, you will harvest everlasting life. We can’t allow ourselves toContinue Reading
[This post excerpted from “Is Truth the Absolute Standard?” by Dutch Sheets on GiveHim15.com, January 19, 2024.*] [W]e Christians must be confidently anchored in God’s unchanging truth, found in His Word. We must know what we believe, why we believe it, and stand steadfastly on it… Beliefs regarding God, salvation, morality,Continue Reading
(this post by Dutch Sheets excerpted from GiveHim15, January 4, 2024) “I do not pray for these alone [it is not for their sake only that I make this request], but also for [all] those who [will ever] believe and trust in Me through their message, that they all may be one; just as You, Father, are in MeContinue Reading
“By now you have heard stories of how severely I harassed and persecuted Christians and how systematically I endeavored to destroy God’s church, all because of my radical devotion to the Jewish religion. My zeal and passion for the doctrines of Judaism distinguished me among my people, for I wasContinue Reading