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  • Because Of You

    “Because of you, there’s a song in my heartBecause of you, my romance had its startBecause of you, the sun will shineThe moon and stars will say you’re mineForever and never to part”. 1 Tony Bennett performed this romantic love song, which he released on July 5, 1952. With Valentine’s Day behind us, we find…

  • A Soft Answer…Proverbs 15:1 CEV

    A kind answer    soothes angry feelings,but harsh words    stir them up. I’d like to share how Reverend Kevin displayed the love of God several times in just one week. With the holidays behind us, who knew we were in for a major snowstorm? Many states received at least a foot of snow, followed by a layer or…

  • What Did You Say?

    What Did You Say? Kevin and I will sometimes kid each other with the familiar picture of us growing old together in our rocking chairs, and not always hearing one another. Well, I don’t know about you, but there are many times that we can be close to each other, and either I didn’t hear…

  • Everyday with Jesus

    There is a song I learned as a child titled “Every Day with Jesus.” 1 “EVERY DAY WITH JESUS IS SWEETER THAN THE DAY BEFOREEVERY DAY WITH JESUS, I LOVE HIM MORE AND MOREJESUS SAVES AND KEEPS ME, AND HE’S THE ONE I’M WAITING FOREVERY DAY WITH JESUS IS SWEETER THAN THE DAY BEFORE” As…

  • Back to Normal

    We are officially in the midst of the “in-between” week of Christmas and New Year’s Day. Feeling a little sad because Christmas is over? What about the sights and sounds around you? I had dropped off a small gift to two of my fellow volunteers at our local senior center and was heading back to…

  • The Light of the World

    The Light of the World “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined” Isaiah 9:2 KJV. On Tuesday, November 25, 2027, Kevin and I headed to Strasburg, PA, where he would soon settle in for…

  • Lemonade

    Lemonade “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28 NIV The chorus to the song ‘Lemonade’ by Forrest Frank reads, “My Jesus makin’ lemonade, I watch my worries wash (away), lemonadeIt’s gonna be okayLife gave me some lemons, but…

  • A New Day

    A New Day “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it”.  Psalm 118:24 (ESV) Did you wake up this morning? Thank God. Not everyone does. At the Essex House of God Church, during times of testimony, one of the blessings for which individuals are thankful is that…

  • God is in the Waiting

    God is in the Waiting I’ll be the first to admit I don’t like waiting. Initially, if it looks like a short wait, that’s alright, but as time progresses and nothing happens, my patience runs thin. There are numerous places where we can learn the art of waiting. Airports, restaurants, bus stops, amusement park rides,…

  • Little is Much When God is in it.

    Little is Much When God is in it. Every week, Love Thy Neighbor Food Pantry feeds 1200-1500 individuals. These numbers include many households with four, five, six, or more people who need food. At Love Thy Neighbor Food Pantry, we are blessed to have such dedicated and caring volunteers who work sometimes four or five…