Last week’s discussion on poverty provoked a lot of thoughtful comments. Today’s sit-down ought to do more of the same. Let me begin today’s sharing with some personal experiences.

This is a topic that stirs a lot of folks.  The Spirit of Poverty has so infected the body of Christ that all the symptoms of this spirit become accepted as the “norm” and the mindset of poverty literally rules a majority of Christians.

You’ll hear me say this again and again – not only in this series, but in many Coffee Breaks throughout the years. It is important to see and understand some of the principal causes behind poverty.

Good Morning, Y’all! This is the best day of your life! Yup. That’s right. This is the day the Lord has made, and it’s only going to get better.

Over the past few months, we’ve spent a great deal of time in talking about the Paths of Righteousness, and more specifically, those things that occur as a part of our walking through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. Throughout the past 30 years or so, I can’t tell you how many people I’ve run across who genuinely believe that God is some mysterious being in high places just waiting for folks to screw up so He can come down on them like ugly on an ape.

Back to our discussion on the rod and the staff, here is the complete statement David makes as he describes our walk in the Paths of Righteousness through the Valley of the Shadow of Death. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for Thou Art With Me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4)

As we continue with this story, let me recap where we wrapped up last week.

Before we pick up where we left off last week, let me share one aspect of the folks' ministry that I overlooked before we started talking about Saint Paul Island.

During the past couple of months, we have moved all of our websites to new servers, all of which are being managed and updated weekly by Rich Hoffman.