Dr. Roger D. Duke

Was this the Day Jesus Died? Read this for some new information! Check it out! Was this the Day Jesus Died? [LEFT: Sebastiano Mazzoni (1611–1678), Raising of the Cross —photographer Didier Descouens / [ CC-BY-SA 4.0 ] Wikimedia] WELL-KNOWN is the story of Jesus, the founder of Christianity, and the last days of his earthly ministry. During that time, he ate the Last Supper with his disciples. Before the meal, they quarreled who was greatest. To show that the greatest should s

Saul, the persecutor of Christians, being struck blind by the light of the vision of the LORD Jesus Christ! Spiritual Insight By Oswald Chambers The Lord . . . has sent me so that you may see again. — Acts 9:17 When Paul’s vision was restored after three days of blindness, he also received something spiritual: insight into the person of Jesus Christ. At once Paul “began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God” (Acts 9:20). For the rest of Paul’s days, Jesus C

The Lord reaches out His hand of love to the backsliding disciple to welcome them home if they will but repent. A Disciple’s Renewal (Or Repentance) O MY SAVIOUR, Help me. I am so slow to learn, so prone to forget, so weak to climb; I am in the foothills when I should be on the heights; I am pained by my graceless heart, my prayerless days, my poverty of love, my sloth in the heavenly race, my sullied conscience, my wasted hours, my unspent opportunities. I am blind while lig

Jesus showing mercy via His Cross enabling us to be and show mercy ourselves! Here is a devotional thought from the pen of The Rev Dr. John Gill For Monday March 30, 2026 Matthew 5:7 Blessed are the merciful [1] Who show mercy to the bodies of men, to those that are poor, indigent, and miserable, in their outward circumstances; by both sympathizing with them, and distributing unto them; not only making use of expressions of pity and concern; but communicating with readiness

Where is your life's focus? What do you love? An eternal point to ponder! The Bible Says in the New Testament book of Colossians 3:2 " Set your affections on things above" [1] For unless the affections are set on them , they [the things above] will never be sought after in a proper manner. The word signifies to mind them, and think on them, to favour and approve of them, to be affectionately desirous of them, and concerned for them; for where the treasure is, the heart s

Today is all you have! Prepare to meet thy God! A Devotional for Thursday March 26, 2026 From the pen of John Bunyan early English Baptist Pastor Who spent years in the Bedford English jail for preaching the Gospel! Today is All You Have “But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today,” that none of your may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin” Hebrews 3: 13. Daily bring your heart and the Word of God together that thy heart may be levelled by it and fil

The Most Delicate Mission on Earth By Oswald Chambers Our mission for the Lord Jesus Christ is to get His Gospel to the world! Are we filling our place in that mission? The friend who attends the bridegroom waits (on) and listens for him. — John 3:29 Goodness and purity should never attract attention to themselves; they should be magnets that draw attention to Jesus Christ. If my holiness isn’t drawing people to him, it isn’t holiness of the right order; it’s an influence tha

Those who follow Christ, by repentance towards God and placing their faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, are in an eternal vocation as daughters and sons of God! We are in vocational training here below for the great work He has for us in the future! Vocation: What is Yours? HEAVENLY FATHER, Thou hast placed me in the church which thy Son purchased by his own blood. Add grace to grace that I may live worthy of my vocation. I am a voyager across life’s ocean; Safe in heaven’s ark,

Classical depiction of Jesus Christ knocking at the heart's door of the sinner! Will the sinner open and let Him in for eternity? Think about it this is a point to ponder! Is Jesus Knocking at Your Heart's Door? Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock The phrase of standing at the door may be expressive of the near approach, or sudden coming of Christ to judgment, see James 5:9; and his knocking may signify the notice that will be given of it, by some of the i

One humbling himself before the Cross of Christ confessing his sins! A Minister’s Confession! O GOD, I know that I often do thy work without thy power, and sin by my dead, heartless, blind service, my lack of inward light, love, delight, my mind, heart, tongue moving without thy help. I see sin in my heart in seeking the approbation of others; This is my vileness, to make men’s opinion my rule, whereas I should see what good I have done, and give thee glory, consider what sin

John Bunyan asleep in the Bedford Jail and dreaming of The Pilgrim's Progress! And his Christian walk through this world! A Devotional Thought for Wednesday March 18, 2026 From the pen of John Bunyan, early English Baptist Pastor Author of the oft read Pilgrim's Progress Awake O Sleeper! “Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead and Christ will shine on you” Ephesians 5: 14b. Christians should so manage their time and the work that God hath appointed them to do for His name

12 OF THE MOST COURAGEOUS CHRISTIANS IN HISTORY Reformed Christian Community · Joshua Gilbert · ntosSoerpd703iMmmuc91hmth9auh um cc7i:hlcg70 6Mra2510gg0 2Ah (Adapted by webmaster Dr. Roger D Duke from a FB post!) · THE 12 MOST COURAGEOUS CHRISTIANS IN HISTORY Throughout two thousand years of Christian history, there have been multitudes of courageous believers whose faithfulness has shaped the life of the Church and influenced the course of nations. Many of these men and

First St. Patrick's Day Celebration in America A Devotional for St. Patrick's Day Tuesday March 17, 2026 [BELOW: St. Patrick—Christian History Institute archives] ON THE SEVENTEENTH of March, people around the world celebrate the life of St. Patrick. The first such celebration in America seems to have taken place on this day, 17 March 1737 when the Charitable Irish Society of Boston held a St. Patrick’s Day celebration. Though worth remembering because he converted Ireland

What does God want? He wants our heart, that represents all we are and all we have! Heaven Desired O MY LORD, May I arrive where means of grace cease and I need no more to fast, pray, weep, watch, be tempted, attend preaching and sacrament; where nothing defiles, where is no grief, sorrow, sin, death, separation, tears, pale face, languid body, aching joints, feeble infancy, decrepit age,peccant humours, pining sickness,griping fears, consuming cares; where is personal comple

Have You Made Your Prep for That Appointment? "Prepare to Meet Thy God"! is the Great Old Testament Exhortation! Are You Ready? Ponder That... A Devotional for Friday March 13, 2026 From the pen of persecuted British Baptist Pastor John Bunyan Author of Pilgrim's Progress Do It with All Your Might! “For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may receive what is due for what he has done in the body, whether good or evil” 2 Corinthians 5: 10. T

You are God's gift to YOU! Consider thanking HIM for You! Fifth Day of the Week Morning Devotional: The Giver CREATOR, UPHOLDER AND PROPRIETOR OF ALL THINGS, We cannot escape from thy presence and control, nor do we desire to do so. Our privilege is to be under the agency of thy omnipotence, righteousness, wisdom, patience, mercy and grace; For thou art Love with more than parental affection. We admire thy goodness, stand in awe of thy power, abase ourselves before thy purity

A vision gives an entirely different perspective. Vision By Oswald Chambers (Please consider leaving a response.) Paul declared, "I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven . . ." Acts 26:19 When Jesus Christ appeared to Paul and told him to preach the gospel, there was nothing hesitant about Paul’s response: he obeyed, keeping the vision from heaven bright before him as he began fulfilling his commission (Acts 26:12–19). If we lose the vision, we alone are responsible;

Runaway Slave Harriet Tubman Returned South to Rescue Her Family Harriet Tubman visionary of the underground railroad! [LEFT: Harriet Tubman, c. 1885. Public domain] WHILE HARRIET TUBMAN is celebrated today, this amazing woman was already a legend in her own lifetime. Tubman’s life began as a slave in Maryland. Had she been treated with kindness, she might never have become one of the most-famous conductors on the underground railroad or a spy for the Union during the Americ

Turks Ordered Massacre of Armenian Christians at Aleppo Massacred Armenian Christians [ABOVE: Corpses from the Armenian Genocide—Henry Morgenthau, Sr, Ambassador Morgenthau's Story . Doubleday, 1918. Public domain] EARLY IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, the Turks determined to slaughter every Armenian on their soil. The Turks were Muslims and their victims were descendants of the world’s first Christian nation. After disarming the Armenians, the Turks began killing them in 1914. Thi

Daniel persecuted and thrown in the Lion's Den! A Devotional for Friday March 6, 2024 From The pen of English Pastor John Bunyan Who was persecuted, thrown in jail, for preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ! The Blood of Persecution Cries Out “And the LORD said, ‘What have you done?’ The voice of your brother’s blood is crying to me from the ground” Genesis 4: 10. The judgment that is made of our sufferings by carnal men is nothing at all to be heeded. They see not the glory t