“After the people saw the sign Jesus performed, they began to say, “Surely this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.” Jesus, knowing that they intended to come and make him king by force, withdrew again to a mountain by himself.” — John 6: 14-15 Jesus withdrew[Read More…]
Author: BOB BECK for The Chronicle
A word on patience
“Live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the[Read More…]
Robert’s Ramblings: This Easter, rejoice and remember
“While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body.” Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it,[Read More…]
FAITH: Robert’s Ramblings – Rejoice! He has come for us
“In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” [Read More…]
Robert’s Ramblings: ‘I believe; help my unbelief’
“Then one of the crowd answered and said, ;Teacher, I brought you my son, who has a mute spirit. And wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast it[Read More…]
Embracing change: A season for everything
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot …” — Ecclesiastes 3: 1-2 “Sunrise, sunset, sunrise, sunset, swiftly flow the days.” — “Fiddler on the Roof” In[Read More…]
A new beginning awaits the Becks
“The Lord had said to Abram, ‘Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will[Read More…]
LTE: We owe Heyman, veterans much gratitude
Thank you for the articles about Col. Dick Heyman, one of our last remaining heroes that participated in Operation Overlord, known to many as D-Day or the Normandy invasion, June 6, 1944. So many in our younger generation do not realize the importance to our history and our freedoms. Europe[Read More…]
Robert’s Ramblings: God is more than ‘He’ or ‘She’
“Praise our God, all peoples, let the sound of His praise be heard;He has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.“ — PSALM 66: 8-10 Over the past several decades I have heard[Read More…]
A rising tide lifts all boats, God’s word
“O sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. … Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it. Then shall all the trees of the[Read More…]
