Money Itself is Not the Root of All Evil

(1Ti 6:10)  For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. (NIV)


Money by itself is not evil or even the root of evil. In fact the Bible says much about working diligently and providing for the needs of your family and those who can't manage without help.


I do what I can to earn money to pay our bills, give to our church, and take my wife out on a date from time to time.


Today I opened an online store called John and Deb's Store. I'm hoping that if you can afford to do so you will shop at our store. Maybe you could also tell others about it so they might shop there as well.


Please don't spend money you can't afford to spend. In fact, if you are in need to extra money to meet your needs I would suggest you open an online store as well.


If you sign up as an Amazon Associate you can open an online store for free. That's right. No cost to you to start an online business.


If you open a store and share news about it with your friends and relatives maybe you'll earn a little extra money to help you with your bills.


To visit John and Deb's Store just click here or on the name of our store.


Money is not evil or the root of evil. When properly used money can assist us in providing for our families and helping others in need.

Jesus Really Came and He's Really Coming Back

  16  For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first.  17  Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord.  18  Therefore comfort one another with these words.
           (New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, California.  All rights reserved. (New American Standard)

Jesus really came. He spent a few years teaching and setting an example to a dozen very unimpressive men who abandoned Him when the soldiers came to arrest him.

Nobody tried to stop his execution. Only one of his disciples was at His execution.

Jesus died, just as He said He would.

But He didn't stay dead. He rose from the dead with a resurrection body that can never die again. And He showed  himself to the eleven remaining disciples as  well as to hundreds of others.

Forty days later He ascended  into heaven. From there He sent the Holy Spirit to fill those who believed in Him. That enabled them to go out and tell others about the One who died for their sins, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven.

Those believers also told people that Jesus is coming back.

He really is. When He does some people will be glad to see Him. That's why we, like the Thessalonians, are comforted by those words.

Some people, however, will despair when Jesus returns.They can't and shouldn't feel comforted regarding the return of Jesus.

You can choose now to have Jesus as your  Lord and Savior. If you do, you'll rejoice when He returns.

Or you can reject and neglect Jesus now. If that is true of you now and you don't change that before He returns, you will  eternally regret that Jesus really meant it when He said He would come back..

Jesus has always done what He said He was going to do. And He always will.

Jesus really came. He's really coming back. Nobody knows the exact moment. You better be ready.