* The following post was written by my wife, Shelli Owens in tribute to my mom, Gladys Owens, aka "Nanny". Anyone who knew my mom will appreciate Shelli's observations of her as a Godly Mother.
 

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Gladys "Nanny" Owens - A Godly Mother
Contributed by: Shelli ...

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There are 100's of lists on the internet; 'How-to' lists, 'Top Ten' lists, funny lists, 'Best of' lists; you name it, there's probably a list for it on the internet.

I was looking for a list of reasons why we should pray. I found 10 reasons to Pray the Scriptures, by John Piper. I also found 13 Reasons to Pray,  The ...

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The Church of Laodicea, the Apostate or Lukewarm Church was about 100 miles from Ephesus. The city was wealthy because of it location on the great commercial route of ancient times. Laodicea was a center for banking, and famous for its quality black wool. The water supply was literally lukewarm as it was ...

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Modern day Alasehir sits in the geographic location of the early church of Philadelphia. It was a significant city of the Roman era built with a large donation by Emperor Tiberius; it was a prosperous city that was the host of a temple of the Roman Imperial cult. Philadelphia – Meaning “brotherly love”, represents the ...

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Sardis was a dominant city along the Hermus River (modern day Gediz). Under the King of Lydia, Sardis became great, rich and influential.  The word Sardis – meaning “remnant” represents the Church of the Reformation – 1520-1750 A.D.

The Message

Revelation 3:1-6
(1)  And unto the angel of ...

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A little south of Pergamos was a commercial city of John’s day called Thyatira, modern day Akhisar. It was known for its tradesmen, tailors, leatherworkers, linen workers, bronze smiths and such. The city was devoted to the worship of Apollo. The words, “that woman Jezebel” could have referred to the casual attitudes towards pagan ...

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The modern city of Bergama in Turkey was once known as Pergamum where the church of Pergamos was located, which literally existed between 313-590 A.D. Pergamum was the center of an independent kingdom not mentioned in literature until 401 B.C. Its stronghold was on a hill, 1,000 feet high. Rome took possession ... << MORE >>

The church in Smyrna is recorded to have existed from 100-313 A.D. It is also known ins church history as the time of persecution. Smyrna is called The Persecuted Church. The word Smyrna means “bitter”. and ... << MORE >>

The following is a Re-Post from CBN.com

"Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh." Luke 21:31 (ASV) 

Erick Stakelbeck

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The word Ephesus means, “accepted” or “desirable”. This church period represents the Apostolic Church or the church during the time of the apostles around the First Century A.D.

The Historic Background

Ephesus during New Testament times was a great city of about 500,000. Its street, The Arcadian Way was paved with marble leading to the harbor ... << MORE >>