Posts By: Carol Dietz

The Heart – Part 2

THE HEART continued…   Deuteronomy 12:20 “When the Lord your God enlarges your border as He has promised you, and you say, ‘Let me eat meat,’ because you long to eat meat, you may eat as much meat as your heart desires.”   “Enlarge your border” is a promise to the Children of Israel in… Read more »

The Heart

THE HEART – PROVERBS 4:20-27   In these next few letters, I want to concentrate on what the Bible calls THE HEART.   Since my wife’s brain aneurysm and consequent stroke, I have been doing some study about the brain and heart, and looking at it from a biblical point of view.   Another definition… Read more »

The gifts Christ gave to the church is to equip God’s people to do His work and build up the body of Christ, so that they will no longer be tossed and blown about by every wind of new teaching; they will not be influenced by people of this world (media, and politicians) who try… Read more »

Terror to Triumph – Part 15

CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY   I have been writing about the need for character. When we look at the business, political, educational as well as art world we see this need for character becoming more and more manifest.   A congressman yelled out, “You lie!” when the President of the United States was speaking… Read more »

Terror to Triumph – Part 14

CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY continued   “It is not a question of learning a thing outside, but of determination inside.” Oswald Sanders   I spoke in a church on John 4:34 where Jesus mentioned to His disciples that His food was to do the will of the Father. I brought out that one of… Read more »

Terror to Triumph – Part 13

CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY continued   “A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.” (Proverbs 22:1) A good name and character go together.   When we see in our culture here in the West the surging moral relativism as well as our eroding value… Read more »

Capitol Punishment – The Death Penalty

Last night Mike and I watched the true story movie: JUST MERCY. Synopsis written by Gregg Brilliant:   A powerful and thought-provoking true-story, “Just Mercy” follows young lawyer Bryan Stevenson (Jordan) and his history-making battle for justice. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan might have had his pick of lucrative jobs. Instead, he heads to Alabama… Read more »

Coronavirus – Life Changes & Questions

Questions that I have been thinking about while being advised to stay at home:   1. Do we go to church or are we the church? 2. Do we know how to live off the land, or do we know how to live out of a grocery store? 3. Government has the answers or are… Read more »

Terror to Triumph – Part 12

CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY – continued   When we think of character we must think about COMMITMENT.   When I look at the evangelical scene today I see a great lack of commitment. When I look at the lack of laborers out on the field especially in the difficult areas of the world with… Read more »

Change Requires Adjustments

The times we are living has caused our daily routine to be changed. It is the same with the church, and I would like to ask some questions for those who attend a church. When you read the Bible, you see what the future is for those who follow Jesus; it brings persecution, confiscation of… Read more »