The Deacon's Bench

As I was sitting in Adoration, my mind began to dwell on a particular verse. 1 John 1:5 – This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. The shadows being formed at my feetContinue Reading

We hear this word a lot. Repent. Many people treat it as a one time event. You repent and life goes on. But I challenge you to see it as a verb, as a way of life. Repentance is the way a Christian lives. He tries to live his lifeContinue Reading

The word hate is sharper than any razor blade. It cuts to the heart and leaves a lasting wound. No matter how undeserving it may be, the person who receives this word from you is left wondering. They are left wondering do I deserve that hate? Am I even aContinue Reading

I thought I had given him everything I thought I had given him everythingWhen I walked up the aisle at churchI prayed the prayer the preacher saidGod said there’s still more, I want you to search I thought I had given Him everythingWhen every Sunday I filled a pewI carriedContinue Reading

My friend Birdie posted the following story and I just felt a need to share it this morning. Such an amazing lesson to be learned here. Two Horses Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks likeContinue Reading

I had a friend ask today, why does Sin keep us from God? So I wanted to give the simplest example I could to illustrate exactly that. Most people alive today have studied magnets. They understand that when a magnet is facing the same direction, as in the first image,Continue Reading