Posts by Riley Pippen

Real Joy “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.” John 15:11, NKJV We can find joy in many areas of the Christian life. There is joy in our salvation; there is joy in our baptism; there is joy when we read Bible; we can find joy in prayer. The joy that we find in the world is often joy that can be taken from us as quickly as the joy came to us. New possessions can bring us joy...

Problems Can Be Positive “It is good for me that I have been afflicted, that I may learn Your statutes.” Psalm 119:71, NKJV I have been convinced for a long time that problems come into our life for a purpose and that God can take anything negative in our life and turn it into a positive. The verse for today strengthens my belief in that. David said it was good that he had been afflicted. If that was the end of this verse, this verse...

Praying In Jesus Name “Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” John 16:24, NKJV Does it matter how we pray? I think it does because the Lord taught us how to pray in The Lord’s Prayer. That is not the only way we can pray but He gave us a pattern for our prayers. Does it matter in what name we pray or how we end our prayers? Some may disagree with me here, and that’s alright,...

Brannon Rush Bowlin  –  January 10, 1992  –  April 3, 2020 There Is A Reason We Call Them “Grand” There is a reason you call your grandchildren “grand”. We are sure there is an official reason for this tradition. For us, we call our grandchildren “grand” simply because they are “Grand”, in every sense of the word. Our oldest “GRAND” son, Brannon, went to be with the Lord on this date in 2020. Brannon was “grand” in every...

Be Careful With Your Faith “Therefore let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he fall.” 1 Corinthians 10:12, NKJV Never be fooled in thinking that you are above a fall in your long-time commitment to Christ. I’ve seen it happen to the best of Christians. Remember this; the nearer you get to the Cross greater the battle becomes. Satan aims high. He went amongst the twelve, and singled out the treasurer, Judas Iscariot, and the...