A ROCKY FOUNDATION

        There is a story about a humble monk walking with a Roman Catholic cardinal at a time in the Middle Ages when the Roman Catholic church was at its zenith of power, prestige and wealth. The monk became dazed as was the queen of Sheba, when she had been dazzled with the riches of Solomon's kingdom. The cardinal pointed to the opulent surroundings and said to the monk, "We no longer have to say, silver and gold I do not have." The monk replied, "but neither can you say, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk." In Acts 3:1-8 we find the record of the first miracle performed by the Church . Jesus was now in heaven, but we see him continuing to do, through his body the Church, what he had “began to do and to teach” while on earth (Acts 1:1-2). In this miracle we see him meeting a human need and as a result attracting many to his kingdom. Peter and John are the instrument of his will and his power . Peter and John were going up to the t...

                Thomas Jackson (stonewall) was born in Virginia on January 21, 1824. In 1842 he was accepted to the United States Military Academy. Displaying a dogged determination that was to characterize his life, he became one of the hardest working cadets in the academy. Jackson's personality traits, combined with his frequent success in battle, contribute to his legacy as one of the greatest generals of the American Civil War. Jackson was a Christian soldier in every sense of the word. His fear of God made him so fearless of everything else. He told someone "my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed”. His faith energized his military thought and character. It was the General’s dream to have a Christian praying army. While such a notion was not possible, we can only awe in reverence to the idea. Those who knew Jackson realized that he never decided his daily affairs without see...

                               One of golf’s immortal moments came when a Scotchman demonstrated the new game to President Ulysses Grant. Carefully placing the ball on the tee, he took a mighty swing. The club hit the turf and scattered dirt all over the President’s beard and surrounding vicinity, while the ball placidly waited on the tee. Again the Scotchman swung, and again he missed. The President waited patiently through six tries and then quietly stated, “There seems to be a fair amount of exercise in the game, but I fail to see the purpose of the ball. The book of Acts chapter two records the beginning of the Church. At the ends of the chapter we are told that those in the church were “praising God and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to their number day by day those who were being saved” (Acts 2:47).   This Church was influential, having favour with all the people. The C...