CHRIST, THE CURE FOR SNAKE BITE Rev. A.J. Ogden It seems like only yesterday that Junious (June) Lewis, my best childhood friend, and I played, fished, and hunted along the creek banks of Wilkinson County, Mississippi. June was about four years...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
CHANGING PASTURES Rev. A.J. Ogden Someone has well said, “One picture is worth a thousand words.” I remember seeing many years ago, a picture that would be hard to forget because of the message it presented to me. From the picture I...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
CATCHING MOONBEAMS WITH A FISH HOOK Rev. A.J. Ogden We say it’s impossible to catch the light of the beautiful silvery moon on a fish hook. Right, you are, but that is just about what we are trying to do when we vote for leaders who...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
BUILDING CASTLES ON THE SAND BAR Rev. A.J. Ogden The big creek which ran close to my house was pretty in many ways. It had some beautiful sand bars of snow white which attracted small girls and boys to play in it. Other kids were busy making...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Bodies, Brains, and Bucks It seems that American society, as a whole, has chosen to ignore God’s Bible recipe for contentment, fulfillment, and peace, by substituting it with three other things. We seem to be caught up in beauty,...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
BEYOND THE SUNSET Rev. A.J. Ogden While we say thanks to God for all the blessings of eighty-two years here on earth, I know there are better things yet to come beyond the sunset. The song writer knew the best is yet to come! In the book of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
BATTLE OF THE HAWK AND THE HEN Rev. A.J. Ogden Back home in the country we raised a few chickens to have one to eat now and then. To subsidize our almost nonexistent income, we sold a few eggs. You know how hard a hen works to have a few baby...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
ARE YOU HUNGRY AND THIRSTY? Rev. A.J. Ogden God’s word tells us plainly that we are hungry deep down in our hearts, regardless of what our tongues may speak. Matthew 5:6, “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
ARE YOU FOR SALE? BY: Rev. A.J. Ogden Every once in a while we find a man or woman who will serve God faithfully regardless of what it costs, even if it means death. So precious they are, but oh how few there are. Judas Iscariot in Matthew...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
ANY VULTURES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? Rev. A.J. Ogden We are often amused as we drive along most any highway to see so much road kill. Animals of all kinds lie dead because they were hit by a car. I do hate to see anything die. Life is dangerous...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
