Pastor Jack Hyles' Mother's Favorite Bible Verse

Psalms 103:14, “For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.”

I heard Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) say in a sermon that Psalms 103:14 was his mother's favorite passage of Scripture. His mother was Coystal Mattie Hyles (1887-1984). I often think about that Bible verse too, realizing that God is incredibly understanding and He fully knows my human weaknesses, temptations, burdens and frailties.

Here is one of my favorite sermons by Brother Hyles, in which he shares what his mother suffered during her life. ...

Why Mama Was So Smart

Here is the Hyles' family heritage...

Family Tree Information:

• Mattie Coystal Hyles (born Frasure) was born December 13, 1887, at birth place, Illinois, to James Washington Frasure and Eugenia. Fredonia Frasure (born Cook).
• James was born on February 19, 1848, in Gilmer, Upshur Co., Texas.
• Eugenia was born on December 4, 1852, in Ennis, Ellis Co., Texas.
• Mattie had 5 siblings: Errett Basil Frasure, Arvie Jimmie Harris (born Frasure) and 3 other siblings.
• Mattie married Willis Athey Hyles.
• Willis was born on April 5, 1878, in Italy, Ellis County, Texas. He died in 1950.
• They had 4 children: Jack Frasure Hyles and 3 other children.
• Mattie Coystal Hyles passed away in September of 1984, at age 96.

SOURCE: My Heritage

Coystal and Athey lost their grocery store during The Great Depression. My own father was put into an orphanage in Escanaba, Michigan, during The Great Depression. It was a tough time for most Americans.

Then, the Hyles' family lost two of their daughters to disease at age 7. Back then you didn't go to the hospital when you were sick, you just hung in there at home and hoped you made it. Brother Hyles father, Athey, turned to booze and became a wife-beating alcoholic. Dr. Hyles shares these painful memories in his beautiful sermon, 'Why Mama Was So Smart,' based on Psalm 119:71, “It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.” You'll never learn more about the things of God than when you are suffering.

I am so thankful that we have a personal God who can be known. James 4:8, “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.” I hear new agers and other false religions, like Christian Science, claiming that there is no individual God. They think God is a force in nature, a divine conscience, but not an individual who you can fellowship with. James 4:8 wouldn't invite us to draw nigh unto God unless He were an individual being, a person.

1st Peter 5:7, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” Again, this passage of Scripture implies that God is a person, inviting us to pray. He cares. God is available to hear our concerns, needs and burdens, because the Lord cares about us.

And here is one of my most cherished Bible passages...

Hebrews 4:14-16, “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.”

I love that! Jesus was tempted, like we are, so He knows and understands our infirmities and struggles with sin, people and life. Isaiah 53:3, “He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” With these precious Bible truths in mind, it makes perfect sense that we read in Psalms 103:14, “For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.” Thank you for reading my ministry blog. Jesus is precious!!!

When The Plane Takes Off, But There's Nowhere To Land

Psalms 13:2, “How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?”

Psalms 16:10, “For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.”

Psalms 23:3, “He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.”

The phrase “my soul” appears 102 times in the Psalms. If you're like me, and I'm sure you are, then there are just certain subjects that you prefer to avoid, knowing that once that plane takes off you won't be able to find any place to land.

I've been there a thousand times throughout my lifetime, when I started thinking or talking about a painful or emotionally difficult matter, and then I realized after several moments (or an hour later) that there was just not going to be any good place to end the conversation or thought process. The plane took off, but there was no good place to land to end the flight.

The best thing you can do in those difficult situations is to heed the Apostle Paul's exhortation to, “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God” (Philippians 4:6). And to heed the Apostle Peter's exhortation to, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you” (1st Peter 5:7). So often, when I feel like there was nowhere to land the plane, I had to just walk away from the conversation or whatever has boggled down my mind with sorrow.

It is usually because I have mixed feelings or incomplete thoughts about a matter when I feel like there is no place to land the plane, because it is still an open book. Over time, when I've had plenty of time to process my thoughts, I usually find a place to land my planes. I think it is safe to say that we've all felt this way at times, and that is perfectly okay. We are only human.

Sometimes it is just best to change the subject and think or talk about something else.

When someone has hurt my feelings, I have often cried out in humility to my heavenly Father in prayer, something like this:

I love you LORD, and I pray that you would help comfort my soul. This world is so horrible. I don't even want to go outside my front door anymore because of how bad society has become. You foretold in 2nd Timothy 3:1-7 that "perilous times" would come, and they sure have. The churches are corrupt and polluted. The pastors are carnal, brutish and woefully lacking in compassion and love for people. The government is reckless and irresponsible. Nobody seems to care anymore. Please bless my website ministry and help me to help others LORD. You deserve so much better than we give you as your children. I love you!

And then I almost always go write another article for my ministry, to bury my conflicting feelings or pain of soul into my ministry work. Thousands of articles have been written over the years while my heart felt like it was in my feet, because of a heavy burden upon my soul at that moment.

I am often reminded of the Apostle Paul's words in 2nd Corinthians 12:15, “And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.” The more that we grow closer to God and His love, concern and compassion rubs off on us, the less loved we are going to feel in today's cold-hearted American society.

Tragically, pastors today are some of the worse offenders, woefully lacking in God's unconditional love for others. When I attended Campus Church at Pensacola Christian College (PCC) in 2021 for a few months, there was no love in that spiritually dead place. PCC is a prisonhouse of religion, as witnessed by hundreds of their former disgruntled students. 2nd Corinthians 12:15, “And I will very gladly spend and be spent for you; though the more abundantly I love you, the less I be loved.”

King David was much hated and persecuted by his enemies in the Old Testament. Some people were envious of his massive success. Anytime you rise up head and shoulders above the crowd, someone will have it in for you out of envy. And then there were the friends and relatives of Uriah the Hittite, who hated David because he had stolen Uriah's wife, impregnated her and then had Uriah murdered in cold blood to conceal his wickedness. And then David had enemies who hated the God of Israel. The poor guy had an army of enemies who hated him.

With this truth in mind, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the Psalms are saturated with David's pain of soul, miseries and cries unto the LORD for deliverance. Psalms 11:1, “In the LORD put I my trust: How say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?” David's enemies told him to get lost, just fly away like a bird to the mountains of Judea, but David stood his ground by faith in the LORD. The word “enemy” in it's various forms is found 104 times in the Psalms.

When you feel deep pain of soul dear reader, run to the Psalms. You can listen to Alexander Scourby read the entire lengthy Book of Psalms in 4:23 hours.

Another thing that I often do when my feelings get hurt is to give $5 and a Gospel tract to someone. I recently went to Whataburger. I waited at the drive thru window for 5 minutes, but nobody said a word. I finally asked, “Is anybody working today?” Only then did a female say that they were short staffed. I kindly told her that she should have told me that 5 minutes ago. It took about another 25 minutes to get to the window for my food.

The only cashier working both windows was a young black woman. I gave her $5 and a Gospel tract, just to show her God's grace. I could have been upset and frustrated that I had to wait what seemed like 30 minutes. She was sweet and thanked me, and I had a great rest of the day. By God's grace, I am trying to live that way, taking the higher path in life. I don't always make that right choice, but by God's grace I am trying with His help to do better.

I learned a long time ago that as God's children we don't grow in strength, we grow in grace. 2nd Peter 3:18, “But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.”

Famous People Who Died In Their 50s

James 4:14, “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”

Notable celebrities who died in their fifties include:

1. Bill Bixby (1934-1993) - age 59 - prostrate cancer - he stared in The Hulk
2. Carl Wilson (1946-1998) - age 51 - not a smoker, lung cancer - a founding member of The Beach Boys
3. John Ritter (1948-2003) - age 54 - aortic dissection, doctor malpractice - Three's Company
4. Grace Kelly (1929-1982) - age 52 - car crash - A famous actor
5. Rod Serling (1924-1975) - age 50 - heavy smoker, heart attack - famous screenwriter and television producer
6. George Harrison (1943-2001) - age 58 - heavy smoker in earlier years, lung cancer - The Beatles
7. Prince Rogers Nelson (1958–2016) - age 57 - drug overdose - a famous singer
8. Michael Clarke Duncan (1957-2012) - Age 54 - respiratory failure - The Island (actor)
9. Humphrey Bogart (1899–1957) - age 57 - heavy smoker, esophagus cancer (Bogart only weighed 80 pounds when he died - a famous actor
10. Errol Flynn (1909-1959) - age 50 - heavy smoker and drinker, heart attack
11. Clark Gable (1901–1960) - age 59 - heart attack - a famous actor
12. Steve McQueen (1930-1980) - age 50 - mesothelioma - a famous actor

These are just a dozen of literally thousands of famous people who died in their fifties and earlier. I am age 59, which got me to thinking about all this. By God's grace, I feel fortunate that I have outlived all of these famous people. Proverbs 27:1, “Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.”

Dear reader, life is short, Hell is hot and eternity is a long time. Please make sure that you are ready for the afterlife. That is, have you been born again? Most people shirk it off as mere religious nonsense. What saith the Scripture? 1st Corinthians 1:18, “For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.” What a beautiful passage of inspired Scripture!

To most people the Gospel is tomfoolery, utter gibberish, balderdash and poppycock, because they are not saved and do not see their desperate need for the Savior.

The celebrities that I listed were filthy rich and famous worldwide. They lived life to the fullest. They ate the best meals, wore the finest clothes and lived large. Sadly, other than Steve McQueen, and Michael Clarke Duncan (who was a born again Baptist), it is clear to me from reading their biographies that most of the twelve names listed above went to Hell. Rod Serling plainly denied Jesus as the Christ, as did George Harrison. Clark Gable and Grace Kelly were Roman Catholics, a deadly false religion based in Sacramental Salvation. Humphrey Bogart was an Episcopalian, which false religion also requires Sacramental Salvation.

And of course, the singer Prince was a Jehovah's Witness, which is a damnable cult. John Ritter was raised a Methodist but strayed away from religion later in life. He might be in Heaven. Religion never saved anybody. Faith is the only righteous thing that I can do. How about you dear reader? Have you been born again from above by the Holy Spirit?

It is very easy, free and simple to be saved. Thank you for reading my ministry blog.

You Tell On Yourself

Proverbs 20:11, “Even a child is known by his doings, whether his work be pure, and whether it be right.”

Proverbs 31:23, “Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.”

Ecclesiastes 5:3, “For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.”

I read an intriguing poem today by an unknown author...

You Tell On Yourself
You tell what you are by the friends you seek,
By the very manner in which you speak,

By the way your employ your leisure time,
By the use you make of dollar and dime.

You tell what you are by the things you wear,
By the spirit in which you burdens bear,

By the kind of things at which you laugh,
By records you play on the phonograph.

You tell what you are by the way you walk,
By the things of which you delight to talk,

By the manner in which you bear defeat,
By so simple a thing as how you eat.

By the books you choose from the well-filled shelf;
In these ways, and more, you tell on yourself.

What a great and truthful poem! I couldn't have said it any better. I chose three passages of Scripture as our text verses, each of which deals with knowing someone's character by what they say and do.

The inspired Holy Bible says that we may discern between good and evil by even a child's behavior.

A godly wife builds a reputation in the community, so that everyone highly regards her husband because of his wife's good character and virtue. Can that be said about you and me dear reader? Like it or not, our reputation precedes us whatever we go. Proverbs 15:1, “A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.”

The Bible says in our last text verse that a fool is known by his many words. And the opposite is also true, that even if a fool just stays quiet people will assume that he is wise. Proverbs 17:28, “Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.”

I have been horribly censured, kicked out of churches and persecuted over my Biblical stand against women wearing pants in public. Such was the shameful case at the Family Baptist Church in Pensacola in 2025, when Pastor Brad Moffett and his ungodly worldly wife kicked I and my wife out of their church over my faithful stand for Bible modesty. The Moffett family should be greatly ashamed of themselves for pulling on the same rope as the Devil, corrupting society further with immodesty. You tell on yourself by the things you wear!

God knows that I am not trying to be unkind, but it is sinful for women to wear sexy pants. If a man in public can see the shape of your buttocks and thighs ladies, it is a sin. A good adage is to conceal, don't reveal. Don't be a slut, cover your butt! That may sound a big crude, but it is nevertheless very true. Tens of thousands of American men are rotting in prisons, some for the rest of their life, because of immodestly clothed females. And the worst offenders of them all are pastor's wives who flaunt biblical modesty by wearing their accursed pants in public. Shame!

By wearing pants and other immodest clothing in public, Christian females are telling on themselves—showing everybody how worldly they are, and backslidden, not right with God. It also shows how little they care or understand the war against lust that men are struggling with today.

I am so ashamed of Pastor Brad Moffett and his spoiled brat wife at Family Baptist Church in Pensacola. They wickedly kicked I and my wife out of church in June of 2025 over the issue of modesty. God is on my side 100% in this matter! I had never even once brought up the issue of modesty or women wearing pants at their church in the 45 months that I attended.

But they went and found my website ministry on their own, this article in particular titled: 'Why A Christian Lady Ought Not Wear Pants,' and the pastor's wicked wife took great offense with me, giving me dirty looks at church, despising me as a fundamentalist preacher. Her ungodly husband Brad Moffett falsely accused me in June of 2025 of having an issue with his wife, but the opposite is true, she has an issue with me. She wears pants and the Lord is convicting her about it, and as long as I am around she feels even more guilty, so she hates me.

In the 45 months that I attended Family Baptist Church, one thing became very evident to me, which is that Brad Moffett is woefully henpecked by his wife. Like evil Jezebel, she stirs him up. 1st Kings 21:25, “But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.” The foolish people who support Brad and his wife, and his ungodly verbally abusive father (whose wife also wears pants), cannot escape God's judgment. They doomed themselves when they decided to kick I and my wife out of church last June, because now it is an issue, and I want God to avenge my stand for modesty and morality, which they threw under the bus.

The greatest enemy of Christianity in America today is neo-evangelicalism, which tommyrot has crept into nearly every Bible college and Baptist church, corrupting them. These fake institutions and churches who masquerade as Christians preach the Devil's lies of Lordship Salvation and Misunderstood Repentance. Their females wear pants. They sing the modern contemptible world's music. I call them “7-11 songs,” that is, seven words repeated eleven times. These fake churches use, sell and promote the Devil's counterfeit Bible versions.

In the case of Brad Moffett, he plainly told I and my wife that he is not King James Bible only, and that he favors the Modern English Version (MEV). This perversion of God's Word is very corrupt! As Pastor Jack Hyles used to rightly say, “If you've seen one Westcott and Hort Bible you've seen 'em all.” He said that because every modern English Bible revisions shares the SAME corruptions as do the others. Only the inspired King James Bible stands alone. Here, take a look at what I mean. Pastor Brad tells on himself by supporting Satan's corrupt seed.

So long as I shall live, I will NEVER attend a neo-evangelical church again. I'd rather just stay home and listen to sermons on my computer before I will foolishly tolerate, go along to get along, and wickedly bid Godspeed to ungodly neo-evangelical false prophets. The Family Baptist Church in Pensacola, Campus Church at Pensacola Christian College (PCC), and Smyrna Baptist Church in Pensacola are all neo-evangelical cesspools of iniquity. They are all wrong on God's simple plan of salvation. And they all support each other closely. Bill Adams' is the senior pastor at Smyrna Baptist Church. His daughter attends PCC. Birds of a feather flock together. They are despise me because of my Bible preaching against PCC. Take a look at what PCC wickedly teaches and you decide if I am wrong.

They told on themselves, and judgment day is coming (2nd Corinthians 5:1-11. Modesty matters. 1st Timothy 2:9-10, “In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.” Pants on women is worldly, uncouth, shameful and sinful.

And for the ungodly people who laugh, mock and scoff at my Bible preaching against women wearing pants, I wish you could share the prison cell of the thousands of men who have lost the war against lust. 1st Peter 2:11, “Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” I cannot think of anything more selfish than a female wearing sexy pants just because she can, to draw men's attention to her physical beauty instead of a godly heart, and to fit in with all the other worldly women who don't care about what men are facing today.

Pastor Jack Hyles (1926-2001) fully understood, which is why he is so vehemently hated by neo-evangelicals like Brad Moffett, his wife and family. On April 30th, 2025, in his office, when I and my wife were invited to meet with him, Pastor Brad wickedly slandered and falsely accused Brother Hyles of being a dirty-minded old man. Brad Moffett and his ungodly father are not worthy to shine Dr. Hyles' shoes! Pastor Hyles has more wisdom in one finger than both of those incompetent pastors have in their entire bodies. Shame on them!

My only crime is that I care. I have been attacked, censured, mistreated, blocked, kicked out, ostracized and demonized by numerous churches because of my faithful website ministry. Brad Moffett is a fool who has no business being a pastor. Shame on his worldly ungodly wife and his wicked verbally abusive arrogant father. They are the reason why so many people refuse to attend churches anymore. People are tired of the authoritarian abuse. They tell on themselves by their words, behavior and how they treat others.

A Nation Without God

1st Chronicles 16:23-26, “Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation. Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations. For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.”

A tragic school shooting occurred at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, on October 15, 2026, resulting in the murder deaths of three young children and one teacher. The shooter, a 16-year-old former student, was killed by a father of two girls in the school who intervened during the attack. Thankfully, he was driving by the school during his lunch break and heard the shootings. No doubt he saved dozens of lives.

Sadly, we hear of several hundred active shooter tragedies each year in the United States. Such shooting were unheard of 50 years ago. What has happened? Although some people would blame the guns themselves, that is not the problem. Guns are mere tools. I found this interesting article today by Dr. Scott Bonn, Ph.D. who is a criminology professor, TV news commentator, public speaker and renowned author. He is an expert on the behavior and the motivations of criminals. Dr. Bonn writes:

The Real Reason Mass Shootings Are on the Rise

Personal Perspective: Mass shootings are symptomatic of a sick society.

Psychology Today  

Dr. Scott Bonn | June 20, 2022 

Tragically, mass public shootings are on the rise in the U.S. If you watch the news, this fact is unlikely to surprise you, as these terrible events have increasingly dominated newscasts in recent months and years.

An FBI study of “active shooter incidents” confirms that mass public shootings have increased in recent years (1). The FBI based its study on 192 so-called active shooter cases which occurred between 2017 and 2021. The FBI defined an active shooter as one who is "actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a public place,” regardless of the number of casualties that occur.

...For the period between 2017 and 2021, the FBI’s active shooter incident data reveals a dramatic upward trend. Specifically, the number of active shooter incidents identified in 2021 (61 incidents) represents a 52.5 percent increase from 2020 (40 incidents) and a 96.8 percent increase from 2017 (31 incidents). Sadly, we are easily on pace to exceed the 2021 total in 2022.

The perpetrators of mass shootings are often incorrectly portrayed as mentally unhinged individuals who simply “snap” and engage in a killing rampage. The reality is that the majority of mass public shooters are individuals who would not be classified as either clinically or legally insane at the time of their crime.

The perpetrators are more likely to be angry, vengeful individuals who seek retribution for a perceived harm done by some person, group, or institution. Moreover, mass public shooting incidents are generally premeditated and often planned well in advance of their commission.

Unfortunately, in their search for a solution to the mass shooting epidemic, certain interested parties and groups in the U.S. have made scapegoats out of legislators, lobbyists, gun manufacturers, law enforcement authorities, the mental health field, schools, and even the media. With every accusation made, some interested party declares that one or more of the aforementioned groups are boogeymen and thus to blame for the mass shooting epidemic.

In reality, most of the scapegoating arguments are myopic and self-serving for the interested party. That is not to say there are no truths to be found in the popular arguments, such as the blaming of assault rifles for the mass shooting problem. It is certainly true that assault rifles exacerbate the problem, but their existence and availability are not the cause of it.

What is missing from the scapegoating arguments is a good look in the mirror by us as a society and a culture. Other developed countries that we consider to be our peers simply do not have the problem with mass shooting incidents that we do. It is my contention that the very roots of our mass shooting epidemic may be found in our core cultural value of fierce individualism, a belief in vengeance, and the ethic that might makes right. These cultural values have been central to what it means to be an American since our nation’s birth. We have always loved to settle disputes (at the individual and group levels) with violence and guns and we gleefully celebrate vigilantism in our popular culture.

I further contend there are powerful, divisive, and negative social forces at work today that fuel the increase in mass public shootings. These factors include but are not limited to: financial and healthcare fears, a declining belief in the American dream, distrust of the government, racism, xenophobia, religious and gender biases, hate crime, domestic terrorism, and near-constant war since 2001. Political and social divisions fueled by seemingly ubiquitous hate speech across media platforms over the last few years have created an environment where violence is seemingly inevitable.

The above factors have led to fear, alienation, powerlessness, rage, and nihilism for millions of people in our country. Tragically, but predictably, an increasing number of Americans are striking out in horrible, public acts of mass violence against innocent strangers that are driven by rage and unfounded retribution. This existential crisis demands that we reassess our core values and priorities as a society, and it deserves our collective commitment to change and grow if we are to stem the tide of this terrible phenomenon. SOURCE

I agree with Dr. Bonn's expert analysis; however, as a fundamentalist Bible preacher I want to delve deeper into what he truthfully said, “Mass shootings are symptomatic of a sick society.” He nailed it! The problem is not just a small percentage of lunatics who gain access to guns; but rather, the whole base of American society has deteriorated over the past century, especially over the past 63 years since the Holy Bible was permanently removed and banned from all public schools since 1963.

I highly encourage you dear reader to take a close look at the 27 shocking graphs in the drop down menu at the bottom left of the webpage, showing the dire consequences of removing God's inspired Word from children's daily lives at school. Here is graph 23 showing U.S. violent crimes statistics after 1963...

Here is graph number 11 showing murder arrests after 1963...

I have just shown you two of the 27 alarming graphs. Dear reader, statistics don't lie! Everybody has a right to their own opinion, but no one has a right to their own facts.

Evangelist Lester Roloff (1914-1982) was absolutely right, “America was 'great' when she was good and she was good when she had great churches.” It is next to impossible to even find a good church these days, let alone a great one. Tragically, a counterfeit plan of salvation is being preached from nearly every pulpit today.

A False Gospel is Cursing Our Nation

I was looking at the statement of faith of the Tulip Grove Baptist Church in Old Hickory, Tennessee today. I found this damnable heresy...

Repentance is a genuine turning from sin toward God. Faith is the acceptance of Jesus Christ and commitment of the entire personality to Him as Lord and Saviour. ...Justification is God’s gracious and full acquittal upon principles of His righteousness of all sinners who repent and believe in Christ. Justification brings the believer unto a relationship of peace and favor with God. [emphasis added] SOURCE

That is a perversion of the Gospel of free grace. Nowhere can you show me in a King James Bible where God requires you to commit your entire personality to Jesus as “Lord” of your life to be saved. The implication is clear that discipleship is necessary for salvation. When asked how to be saved in Acts 16:30-31, Paul and Silas did not tell the Roman jailer to “repent.” They simply told the man to “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.” Jesus said in John 6:47, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life.” Jesus did not mention repentance. This is because repentance is an automatic thing.

To clarify, repentance from unbelief is necessary to get to Heaven, but nowhere does the Bible teach that you must repent “of your sins” to be saved. Wicked men added those unbiblical requirements to the Gospel. The man who believes has repented, and the man who repents has believed. That is, he has changed his mind from unbelief to belief. You do need to know that you're a guilty sinner to be saved, because you need to know what you're being saved from and why. There is a penalty for sin, which is death (Romans 6:23), and that includes a second death in Hell fire and brimstone forever (Revelation 21:8).

Books could be written concerning the many evils which have damaged and corrupted our nation—from the fraudulent Federal Reserve Act scam since 1913, to the Devil's ministers like Paula White, John MacArthur, Robert Jeffress, Steven Furtick and Joel Osteen. From the abortion industry which is still going strong, to the evils of feminism which continue to fuel divorce and the ruin of society—our nation is hurting. From the lying controlled newsmedia, to the fraud of evolution which continues to be rammed down children's throats in public schools—our nation has forsaken the holy God of the King James Bible. No, I will not sing the hypocritical song, “God Bless America.” I pray for God's swift judgment upon this wicked land.

Dear reader, anything that takes higher priority in your life than fearing and obeying God is an idol. 1st Chronicles 16:23-26, “Sing unto the LORD, all the earth; shew forth from day to day his salvation. Declare his glory among the heathen; his marvellous works among all nations. For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the people are idols: but the LORD made the heavens.” The old biblical adage is true: There is nothing new under the sun.

Pensacola Got Hit With A Major Hurricane Last Friday

Hell ministry friends. This is the first that I've been able to get online since last Friday when hurricane Isaias struck my town in Pensacola. Extensive damage was done. All of the utility poles are down on the street in front of my house. A big 3 foot tree fell and crushed my fence to a pancake. My front storm door was ton off its hinges.

On Friday October 9th, 2026, Pensacola got hit with a Category 2 hurricane, Isaias (pronounced E-sigh-e-us, long e vowel sound, as in seed). My phone's weather forecast had said the top wind speeds would be around 40 to 50 mph, but the forecast was way wrong. Instead, the northern winds came roaring through at over 100 mph, devastating my neighborhood. I was caught off guard, which is why my barbeque was demolished.

I took these intriguing photos for you...

My front fence got crushed under a giant oak tree...

My damaged yard light...

My roof sustained tree-impact damage...

The over 100 mph wind actually moved my car 12" from where I parked it...

I was able to salvage my gazebo and barbeque. Praise the Lord! ...

Damage to my soffits...

Several utility poles and power lines are down. I big tree fell on them...

My front storm door got ripped off its hinges...

The tree that fell on my neighbour's house...

My barbeque mangled with my gazebo...

Power lines down on my front street...

Me and Miss Pickles watched all this happen outside our window...

The giant tree that smashed my fence from across the street...

Me and Miss Pickles investigating the damage across the street...

This giant 50' oak tree fell and reached across the street to crush my gate into a pancake...

Downed utility poles, street lights and power lines...

My home in Pensacola...

Many shingles were torn off my roof...

The northeast corner of my roof that a big tree branch impacted...

Pensacola city crews cut up the tree on Monday after the hurricane...

That's a BIG tree! ...

I have no internet. Spectrum is working around the clock to restore internet service. I am using Walmart's hotspot to write this article. I had to take my T-shirt off and put it over my head to see, because the sun is so bright that I cannot see my laptop computer screen in my driver's seat. I have been using my mobile phone for internet, but it is difficult to type with any accuracy. So, for the next few days I will not be able to reply to any emails, please. Thank you for your understanding.

I like to stay ahead of myself, so I already have blog articles written and scheduled until November 30th for this particular ministry blog, which is what you have been reading for this past week. My daily blogs will continue to upload on Monday, October 19th. I want to give all my blog readers enough time to see this notice about the hurricane, so they will know why I cannot answer emails for the next few days. Thankfully, the electrical power was restored 24 hours after the hurricane hit. Over the past few years, Florida Power & Light relocated all the power lines underground going to the homes, which was a smart move.

I love all of you with Christ's love and am thankful to all my readers.

Also, I just received a notice from Google's Blog Team that their terms of service are changing on December 16th, 2026, warning that they are cracking down on offensive content. I have no idea if my writings offend them. We shall find out. I have always written from an honest and loving heart for the Lord Jesus Christ, as a born again Christian (since age 13) and a fundamentalist Baptist preacher. I am certainly willing to remove any truly offensive content (I am not aware of any), but fear that Google may find my entire blog offensive as a fundamentalist Bible preacher. It is clear that the homosexual crowd are slowly taking over society, and any resistance against them is become increasingly dangerous for a Bible believing preacher. It is clear that only one viewpoint is allowed today, which is to either support the ungodly perverse LGBTQ+ agenda or stay silent.

I make no apologies for speaking the truth, come what may Galatians 4:16). Damn the torpedoes! Whether or not Google's employees regard my truthful preaching against the sins of homosexuality, divorce, feminism and abortion as "hate speech" remains to be seen on and/or after December 16th, 2026. I am just giving everybody a heads up!

“A free society is one where it is safe to be unpopular.” —Adlai Ewing Stevenson, 23rd U.S. Vice President

Our ungodly American society is no longer as “free” as most people would like to continue believing it is. When blogs are censored for religious content that offends pro-homosexuals, feminists, false prophets and abortionists, we're losing our freedoms. We shall see dear friends. We shall see after December 16th, 2026. Please pray with me. Colossians 4:3, “Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds.”

Our ungodly American culture is quickly changing into a modern Sodom and Gomorrah, where faithful Bible preachers are hated, rejected and demonized for telling the truth (2nd Timothy 3:12; Galatians 4:16). God will be all of our Judge! Jesus foretold that the day would come when this wicked world will murder Christians, thinking they are doing God's will. John 16:2, “They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.” It all begins with censorship. Acts 5:40, “And to him they agreed: and when they had called the apostles, and beaten them, they commanded that they should not speak in the name of Jesus, and let them go.”

I've been overwhelmed this whole week with necessary house repairs from missing roof shingles to tree-impact damage, several dozen phone calls, contacting the city to remove a fallen tree, no internet, canceled doctor's appointments, my chronic neck pain and burning nerves, et cetera; it's been hectic. Thank you for your patience and please say a pray for me and Miss Pickles, my faithful cockapoo dog. God is always good. It was a blessing that no windows were broken, amazingly. I don't have any typhoon shutters yet, but I need to look into some. Thank you again for your patience and for your continued interest in my ministry blog.

The Word of God prophesies that a famine of the truth is coming. Amos 8:11, “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.” As the truth is censored and censured, society can only become much worse. You haven't seen anything yet. Just wait until the Democrats retake control over the White House. They will bring back the LGBTQ+ filth with a vengeance. Proverbs 28:28, “When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.”

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Let Every Day Be A Brand New Day

Ephesians 4:26-27, “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.”

For as long as I can remember in my life, I have lived by the principle that every day is a new day. It doesn't matter how angry I might have been yesterday, today is a new day. That is a smart way to live dear reader. Please don't carry bitterness and anger from one day to the next, because it will destroy you. Bitterness is the only container that eats itself! Life is much too short to live with a burden of hatred.

We should want to forgive and let things go each day. That is the Christian way, the Lord's way. Proverbs 19:11, “The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.” I don't know about you, but I enjoy showing mercy on others.

I feel sorry for the disgruntled wife who harbors bitterness and anger toward her husband for months and even years. All the while, her husband forgave her the very first day, loves her and just wishes that she would come back home where she belongs. By not letting things go each day, all someone does is prolong a bad situation, causing more needless pain.

Dear reader, learn to let your wrath go each sundown. When you wake up the nest day, all should be forgiven and back to normal. Please don't ever carry your anger from one day to the next. I honestly believe that is one reason why God made each day's cycle to be 24 hours. I love astronomy. Here's some astronomy facts to blow your mind, one day on Venus lasts about 243 Earth days, which is longer than its year of 225 Earth days. Venus also rotates in the opposite direction to most planets, so the Sun rises in the west and sets in the east. Wow! Whereas one of our Earth days is only 24 hours, a day on Venus lasts for 243 days! How would you like to be angry for that long? Reminds me of that guy's wife I mentioned earlier.

Some of the best godly advice I can give you is to let each day pass. Be quick to forgive and shew mercy, and try not to hold grudges. Ephesians 4:29-32, “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you.”

That is my one consuming thought when it comes to being patient with and forgiving others. We are all horribly wicked sinners in God's sight. If God could forgive a woefully wretched sinner like me, who am so undeserving, I certainly can forgive everyone else who has wronged me along life's journey. It is my privilege and golden opportunity to exemplify my dear Savior, to forgive everyone. That doesn't mean I like those people. It doesn't mean that I'll ever trust them again. It doesn't mean that we're buddies. Nor does it get them off the hook with God, to whom they still have to give account for their evil deeds on Judgment Day (Proverbs 24:12; Ecclesiastes 12:14; Matthew 12:36; Romans 12:19-21, 14:10-12; 1st Thessalonians 4:6; James 4:12; Hebrews 4:13).

Psalms 90:12, “So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” Let every day by a brand new day dear friend, and you'll find great joy in the Christian life. Proverbs 4:18, “But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.” I love you all unconditionally with Christ's love. Thank you for your continued interest in my blog ministry. Jesus is precious!!!