Communion or also called the Lord’s supper is an ordinance given to Christian to follow reminding us what Jesus did for us at Calvary.

As I look around at all that is going on, like this morning before I started to write this article, I saw on the news a great earth quake hit Turkey and Syria and it said 2500 thus far have been killed. Within that many people we know some of them are Christian I’m sure

When Covid hit, sadly many churches closed and people began “attending” online. It became comfortable and people got used to watching in their pjs or whatever. But it grieves me to know that many are continuing that habit. When I hear a Christian say, “I don’t have to go to church. I watch it online and worship that way. It’s just as good!” I say, “Oh, Really? Just as good?” What does the Bible say about that?

Very recently a dear, longtime friend passed away due to complications of Covid.

Each year I give the word of the Lord for that year. Here is the word of the Lord for 2023: Thus He showed me: Behold, the lord stood on a wall made with a plumb line, with a plumb line in His hand. (Amos 7:7)

Does it matter which Bible version is used? The New International Version is easier to read than the King James Version, but the Amplified Bible gives better descriptions. Thank you!

Dear Judy, I want to first say, Judy, I love the Lord! But I’m having trouble keeping out thoughts of despair as I watch the news every day. The shooting of innocent people coming out of nowhere. How to cope?

Everywhere we look, some kind of tragedy is taking place. In other nations, in America, and closer to home, even in our own towns. The enemy is causing disaster, despair, and destruction of property and lives.

I worship with a loving group of people, but I think I'm outgrowing most of them, spiritually. I want more from my relationship with the Lord than what is being presented to me where I am. How will I know when it's the right time to move on?

So many people are going through tough times . . . I did say going through because when we are a child of God, we have Him holding our hand through it all! We live in a fallen world, but we are not of it! We need to rise up with a grateful heart for all His help and guidance.

For reasons I won't mention here, sometimes when I give my tithes or offerings, I feel like I'm sowing into bad ground and it really bothers me. Is there something wrong with my thinking?

So many people are looking to this government to solve their problems. I am here to tell you, it won’t! Everywhere around us are a whole lot of very angry people. I say quit watching the news. I say get out and VOTE; then let it go.

I am getting calls from people who need understanding about the signs of the times and how to live through all the wickedness going on around us. How do we please God in all the tragedy?

I’m very upset. This Manual for Success as you call the Bible says "Calamity will surely destroy the wicked..." Psalm 34.21. We all agree, Putin is wicked, so why is the Lord allowing him to destroy the Ukraine and its people, many who believe in Jesus? What kind of love is this?!

If we belong to the Lord, we have a manual for success as we go through this journey, and it is the Bible. I say manual for success because we will find no other book that holds the answers for our life! So many times, we go through life looking for answers because we feel like we are sinking lower and lower.

Wow, are the times hard! Everything has gone upside down. The city I live in is getting very liberal and dangerous! I love the Lord and would you give me a Scripture to rely on? Please help.

We live in a selfish, materialistic world where people are seeking after worldly goods to please themselves.

We are experiencing the darkness of the world all around us! It can be very upsetting. So many things changing. Sadly, I’m seeing even Christians changing, like a thermometer, in their faith level, joy level, hope level, love level…. Troubles come and their level drops. Our manual for success is the Word of God, the BIBLE! We have to choose to either be a thermostat, which keeps a constant temperature, or be a thermometer which changes with its environment!

So many changes in our world. Things I could not have imagined. I love the Lord, but when I hear all the dark stuff in the news, it scares me. How do I keep from that happening!

That is a question a lot of people want to ask, but do not. We hear talk among Christian circles, “Oh, I think he’s backsliding,” or “I’m sure she’s going to backslide if she doesn’t get her focus back on Jesus.” Backsliding means to go back, to retreat, turn away.

We are to be doers of the Word, not hearers only. I tell people never buy emotionally and never give emotionally. Ask the Holy Spirit if this is what you are to do. His job is to lead us into all truth, so let’s let Him to do it.

We are living in very serious times. We never know what the next minute holds for us, or that we’ll have a next minute. I ask you, if you should die in the next second, do you truly know where you will go? Years ago, that very question haunted me. I knew there was a Creator God. I only had to look at the night sky to see that, or at the birth of a baby. But after death — then what? I certainly knew I was not coming back here as a worm or anything else. Reincarnation was not for me. So what was for me?

Dear Judy, I am a Christian and I see so much fear around me. I even see it in the church I attend. I want to keep my faith high so how do I handle this?

It is hard for me to wrap my head around the words “2022.” 2021 came and went so fast. We, as Americans, and all the world, had so much to contend with! People ask me what I think the future holds. Well, first, I do not see into the future, but I do know that the Bible is the only truth we can stand on. I also know that only standing on the promises of God will help us through 2022.

I am a Christian as are most of my family. Most of us live far from each other. I have Christian friends I feel closer to than I do my own children. Somehow this doesn’t seem right. Is it?

December is a busy month for us all. In the midst of all the busyness, believers must get excited about Jesus and what He has done, what He is doing, and what He is going to do!

I have trouble expressing how uptight I get at Christmastime. It is full of decisions I just have trouble making! What to give? To whom? Where to go? It brings up past stuff . . . and on and on. I know it is not about me but about Jesus, but I can’t seem to get past the anxiety of it all! Help!

I’ve been wondering, is it ok to work on Sunday? I mow my lawn, wash my car, help my kids paint their house, etc., and even do office work sometimes.

We live in very difficult, stressful times but let’s remember we have the Father of mercy who will help us through it all. God also comforts us through our problems.

Our world is upside down. I live in California and wow is our state having a hard time. (Like many of our states, actually!)

Dear Judy, My son has been in rebellion for the last several years. Lately, he has begun reading his Bible again and studying with a friend. I am glad this is happening, but I still have concerns. I am trusting that the Word will get IN my son as he studies. I will not stop praying, but am I just kidding myself into thinking all will be well just because he is studying his Bible again? Thanks!

I know I talk about “Faith or Fear” a lot but in the times we are living in, we MUST know that a Christian cannot be in both at the same time! We are in one or the other, Faith or Fear! Notice, I put faith before fear.

We are called to be sensitive to the Spirit of God. He shows us things and declares things to us. Yes, selfishness is huge, maybe becoming more so, not only in worldly people but in believers.

I'm older and have seen long-time friends get cancer and all they go through. I have no one who could care for me if I were to go through what they have. Frankly, I'm really scared of that C word. I keep checking for lumps, afraid one day I'll find one! This concern is starting to control my thoughts.

Joy and more joy is needed in our society today. If we Christians cannot be joyful, how can we tell others they can have joy no matter what is happening around them? We live in very tough times and it is going to get worse, not better (read your bible). The Christian should be joyful through it all because we know to whom we belong, and we are just passing through this life to the next! Joy is a choice!

Here we are in April and soon will be celebrating Resurrection Sunday, or maybe you already have. It really makes no difference because we should celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ every day. Without the Resurrection, we have no hope.

I always consider myself as a forgiving person, even before I was saved I tried to see the best in people. But lately, I find myself seeing people from a different angle from the scope of eternity, so to speak. I see people as either saved or unsaved, but I still try to see good in everyone. I think that this is a fault in myself, thinking unsaved people can behave like saved people. Am I now being too critical?

Is our life a stench or a sweet perfume? If we call ourself a Christian or Christ-like, then we must do some self examination before we can examine others. I also like to ask, are we perfume or cologne? Cologne is wonderful but it fades quickly, whereas perfume is bolder and lasts longer. But both have a pleasing aroma! Stench on the other hand is offensive and foul smelling.

I have noticed that the more time I spend in prayer, the better my attitude is, the better my days go, and the less I allow irritations to get to me. Is this normal?

Did you stop going to church because yours closed down with the COVID lockdown? Have you been having “church” from your TV or computer in the comfort of your living room? If so, that is very, very sad. You see, the Church is made up of the people of God who come together in fellowship to worship the Lord.

Because you are born again and a follower of Christ, you now have the Holy Spirit to lead you into all truth and show you things to come. Whether it is family or not, it is hard not to get irritated when evil things are going on around us.

Dear Judy, I am starting a new year but I sure feel like I am bringing 2020, along with its bad decisions, fear, loneliness, depression and fatigue, into the new! I am a Christian but lack of fellowship has taken a toll on me. I find I am in my Bible less and less! What now?

Dear Judy, Since the beginning of 2020, our country has been in a great uproar. First, there was the flu from China (which is still here), then the President of the United States was under impeachment accusations. Next came fires across part of our land and numerous hurricanes in other parts, and now there is a real possibility of voter fraud and election scandals. Is this God's anger being poured out on America? Thanks for your insight!  Repentant in Louisiana

I am so glad that I am a child of God. I cannot imagine going through what we have gone through and are going to go through without knowing what Jesus did on the cross for me, and my faith in Him stands on that!

I write the articles for this column a month before they come out in the paper so as I write this one, the election for the President of the United States is still undecided. I do hope all of you reading this voted! Voting is a wonderful privilege we have here in this country. No matter who wins the election, the actions of the follower of Christ is the same: Pray for those in leadership, whether we agree with them or not!

The Bible says we will be accountable for every word we speak. Does that include the songs we sing?

I am writing this article from California which as most of you know has been hit hard with the virus and fires. I do feel it is time to re evaluate where we stand with the Lord.

Fear is running rampant these days! I live in a town where church was part of my life and that of many of my friends. So much has changed and so quickly, not only in how the church functions, but in how believers and even I function. Looks to me that fear of this virus has replaced faith and trust in the Lord! Why is this?

We are living in very strange times. I am a follower of the Lord, and I know what the Bible says about the end time. This is something every believer should know. But I must say this came as a surprise to me all the virus stuff and the reaction from so many people everywhere. I know it is a true struggle for many who have had this virus, but no matter what the sickness, disease, or crisis, there is a true struggle.