Why is God always good all the time?
Do you wonder why God is good when an earthquake occurred in Turkey? A church member had a tumor. She has been on shuttles to hospital visits. Others admonished her, “Thank God they found your tumor in time! Isn’t God so good?”
Why did He permit the church member to go thru this ordeal in the first place, or why couldn’t have God prevent it before she got to this point. A person lost his wife. Instead of being surrounded by family for a funeral, he was isolated and left to question why he passed as tragically as he had. Yet, others pointed out, “Hey, isn’t God good to give you fifteen additional years with her?” However, why God is good? Because He stayed with us during our suffering. He revealed the good and His hand of goodness in all situations, even in our grief.
God is good because God Himself states He is Good. The Bible doesn’t only mention that God does good things. It states that God IS good. It’s not only what He does; it’s who He is—and who He is never changes. While the world changes, He is constant and doesn’t change.
What are the Biblical verses proving God’s Goodness?
“God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all.” 1 John 1:5. To confirm that God is good indicates that God always acts in a true, noble, right, and good ways. Goodness is integral to His nature. He cannot act in conflict against His nature. Righteousness and holiness are comprised of His nature. He cannot perform anything that is either unholy or unrighteous. There is only One who is fully and truly good — God. This good God invites us to seek him and to “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him” Psalm 34:8.
”For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations” Psalm 100:5.
God didn’t guarantee that our lives on earth would be always glorious without sorrow. We will have trouble in our lives such as illness, accidents, and pain. However, He promised that He has plans to help us and not to harm us. He promised He would be with us and to save us in this collapsing world. Being with Him will guide us over high and low cycles.
Consider what you have been through recently. Have you gotten a new car, a new home, and a healthy baby? Did you receive adequate money to cover what you need such as groceries and keeping your home warm? Did you wake up today with your eyes opened? If your answer is yes, then God is good. He works out for each of us even in any major crisis. His goodness is deeply embedded thru your trials and your joys. He loves you so much that He will nurture you and sanctify you amply.
Eventually, you will be eternally rewarded by Him. God’s goodness is visible in His plan to save us from sin. The Gospel represents “Good News.” In His goodness, God sent His Son to become the complete and innocent sacrifice, so we could be forgiven of our sins. God does not intend “anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance” 2 Peter 3:9.
Do you wonder why God is good when an earthquake occurred in Turkey? A church member had a tumor. She has been on shuttles to hospital visits. Others admonished her, “Thank God they found your tumor in time! Isn’t God so good?”
Why did He permit the church member to go thru this ordeal in the first place, or why couldn’t have God prevent it before she got to this point. A person lost his wife. Instead of being surrounded by family for a funeral, he was isolated and left to question why he passed as tragically as he had. Yet, others pointed out, “Hey, isn’t God good to give you fifteen additional years with her?” However, why God is good? Because He stayed with us during our suffering. He revealed the good and His hand of goodness in all situations, even in our grief.
God is good because God Himself states He is Good. The Bible doesn’t only mention that God does good things. It states that God IS good. It’s not only what He does; it’s who He is—and who He is never changes. While the world changes, He is constant and doesn’t change.
What are the Biblical verses proving God’s Goodness?
“God is light; in Him there is no darkness at all.” 1 John 1:5. To confirm that God is good indicates that God always acts in a true, noble, right, and good ways. Goodness is integral to His nature. He cannot act in conflict against His nature. Righteousness and holiness are comprised of His nature. He cannot perform anything that is either unholy or unrighteous. There is only One who is fully and truly good — God. This good God invites us to seek him and to “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him” Psalm 34:8.
”For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations” Psalm 100:5.
God didn’t guarantee that our lives on earth would be always glorious without sorrow. We will have trouble in our lives such as illness, accidents, and pain. However, He promised that He has plans to help us and not to harm us. He promised He would be with us and to save us in this collapsing world. Being with Him will guide us over high and low cycles.
Consider what you have been through recently. Have you gotten a new car, a new home, and a healthy baby? Did you receive adequate money to cover what you need such as groceries and keeping your home warm? Did you wake up today with your eyes opened? If your answer is yes, then God is good. He works out for each of us even in any major crisis. His goodness is deeply embedded thru your trials and your joys. He loves you so much that He will nurture you and sanctify you amply.
Eventually, you will be eternally rewarded by Him. God’s goodness is visible in His plan to save us from sin. The Gospel represents “Good News.” In His goodness, God sent His Son to become the complete and innocent sacrifice, so we could be forgiven of our sins. God does not intend “anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance” 2 Peter 3:9.
What is Holy Thursday?
We know Good Friday and Easter, but what’s about Holy Thursday? It is the Thursday before Easter in observation of Jesus Christ’s Lord Supper. “Maundy Thursday” and “Holy Sheer Thursday” are also used. The word “Maundy” stands for “command” coming from the words of Jesus: “A new command I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” (John 13:34) The Latin translation for “A new command” is Mandatum novum.
That Thursday is a very famous eventful time in the Bible. Judas left Jesus during the Lord’s Supper to begin his act of betraying Jesus. Jesus showed tenderness more than Peter expected by washing the disciples’ feet. Jesus said, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Sovereign —and you are right, for that is what I AM. So, if I, your Sovereign and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you and example.” (John 13:12-15)
Paul and the writers of the gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke stated: On the night He was betrayed, our Savior Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, saying, “This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the identical way, He took the cup and proclaimed, “This cup is the New Covenant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do it in remembrance of me.” For every time, you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim Jesus’ death until Christ comes. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26)
~~ Pastor Andy
We know Good Friday and Easter, but what’s about Holy Thursday? It is the Thursday before Easter in observation of Jesus Christ’s Lord Supper. “Maundy Thursday” and “Holy Sheer Thursday” are also used. The word “Maundy” stands for “command” coming from the words of Jesus: “A new command I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.” (John 13:34) The Latin translation for “A new command” is Mandatum novum.
That Thursday is a very famous eventful time in the Bible. Judas left Jesus during the Lord’s Supper to begin his act of betraying Jesus. Jesus showed tenderness more than Peter expected by washing the disciples’ feet. Jesus said, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Sovereign —and you are right, for that is what I AM. So, if I, your Sovereign and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. For I have set you and example.” (John 13:12-15)
Paul and the writers of the gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke stated: On the night He was betrayed, our Savior Jesus took bread, gave thanks and broke it, saying, “This is my body, which is broken for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the identical way, He took the cup and proclaimed, “This cup is the New Covenant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do it in remembrance of me.” For every time, you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim Jesus’ death until Christ comes. (1 Corinthians 11:23-26)
~~ Pastor Andy
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Sunday worship & fellowship 10:00AM
Wednesday Bible Study 10:00AM
Contact Pastor Andy for log-in information.
Families in Prison
Often when someone receives a prison sentence, that person’s whole family is also hit with a sentence. Life changes for husbands and wives, sons and daughters, moms and dads on the outside when a loved one is incarcerated. Sadly, too many families abandon one of their own when he or she is sent to prison. Many prisoners receive no visits, no letters, and no one answers their phone calls. But there are many families who try to keep their connections with a loved-one in prison, as their life at home becomes more of a struggle.
Financially, there is no money left after the family pays the legal fees are paid. And with a family member in prison, the family must find a way to survive on half the income that they need.
Dads in prison grieve that their children a growing up without them.
One Deaf mom whose son is in prison felt she needed encouragement and support from other Deaf families impacted by incarceration. She asked friends to help her find a support group she could attend. They found a Facebook group that focuses on concerns of Deaf in prison. And there is an advocacy organization called HEARD (Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf) which is concerned about Deaf people in prison. But this mom needed a group that was more personal, more interactive, where she could have live discussions with others in her situation. Finding none, she started one. She calls it, “Hope for Families.”
Now a small but growing group of people with loved-ones in prison meet once each month on Zoom, sharing and encouraging each other in ASL. The email contact to join this group is: [email protected].
Often when someone receives a prison sentence, that person’s whole family is also hit with a sentence. Life changes for husbands and wives, sons and daughters, moms and dads on the outside when a loved one is incarcerated. Sadly, too many families abandon one of their own when he or she is sent to prison. Many prisoners receive no visits, no letters, and no one answers their phone calls. But there are many families who try to keep their connections with a loved-one in prison, as their life at home becomes more of a struggle.
Financially, there is no money left after the family pays the legal fees are paid. And with a family member in prison, the family must find a way to survive on half the income that they need.
Dads in prison grieve that their children a growing up without them.
One Deaf mom whose son is in prison felt she needed encouragement and support from other Deaf families impacted by incarceration. She asked friends to help her find a support group she could attend. They found a Facebook group that focuses on concerns of Deaf in prison. And there is an advocacy organization called HEARD (Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf) which is concerned about Deaf people in prison. But this mom needed a group that was more personal, more interactive, where she could have live discussions with others in her situation. Finding none, she started one. She calls it, “Hope for Families.”
Now a small but growing group of people with loved-ones in prison meet once each month on Zoom, sharing and encouraging each other in ASL. The email contact to join this group is: [email protected].
Remember those who are in prison
as if you were in prison with them.
Hebrews 13:3
as if you were in prison with them.
Hebrews 13:3

The Confession of St Patrick
Abridged
I bind [connect] to myself today
God’s Strong Name:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
I believe the Three-in-One God,
The Maker of the Universe.
I bind to myself today Jesus Christ,
God become man,
baptized,
crucified,
buried,
resurrected,
ascended.
He will come again on Judgment Day,
and I, also, will rise with Him to eternal life.
I bind to myself today
His holy angels who love and obey Him,
His Apostles and Prophets
who long ago announced His message,
And all who offered their lives
confessing His Name.
I bind to myself today
The power of Heaven,
The light of the sun,
The brightness of the moon,
The brilliance of fire,
The flashing of lightning,
The speed of wind,
The depth of sea,
The stability of earth,
The firmness of rocks.
Today I bind to myself
God’s Power to guide me,
God’s Might to support me,
God’s Wisdom to teach me,
God’s Eye to watch over me,
God’s Ear to hear me,
God’s Word to speak through me,
God’s Hand to guide me,
God’s Way ahead of me,
God’s Shield to protect me,
God’s angels to keep me safe,
safe against the devil’s traps,
safe against all temptations,
safe against my own sinful desires,
safe against everyone who plans to hurt me,
few or many, near or far.
Christ, protect me today
against attacks on my body and soul,
against Satan’s dark powers and false teachings,
against every poison,
against burning,
against drowning,
against death-wound,
That I may receive a great eternal reward.
Christ, be with me.
Christ, be in front of me.
Christ, be behind me.
Christ, be in me.
Christ, be under me.
Christ, be over me.
Christ, be near my right side.
Christ, be near my left side.
Christ, be in my home.
Christ, be with me during my travels.
Christ, be in the heart of everyone
who thinks about me.
Christ, be in words of everyone
who speaks to me.
Christ, be in every eye that sees me.
Christ, be in every ear that hears me.
I bind to myself today God’s Strong Name:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
I believe the Three-in-One God,
The Maker of the Universe.
Abridged
I bind [connect] to myself today
God’s Strong Name:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
I believe the Three-in-One God,
The Maker of the Universe.
I bind to myself today Jesus Christ,
God become man,
baptized,
crucified,
buried,
resurrected,
ascended.
He will come again on Judgment Day,
and I, also, will rise with Him to eternal life.
I bind to myself today
His holy angels who love and obey Him,
His Apostles and Prophets
who long ago announced His message,
And all who offered their lives
confessing His Name.
I bind to myself today
The power of Heaven,
The light of the sun,
The brightness of the moon,
The brilliance of fire,
The flashing of lightning,
The speed of wind,
The depth of sea,
The stability of earth,
The firmness of rocks.
Today I bind to myself
God’s Power to guide me,
God’s Might to support me,
God’s Wisdom to teach me,
God’s Eye to watch over me,
God’s Ear to hear me,
God’s Word to speak through me,
God’s Hand to guide me,
God’s Way ahead of me,
God’s Shield to protect me,
God’s angels to keep me safe,
safe against the devil’s traps,
safe against all temptations,
safe against my own sinful desires,
safe against everyone who plans to hurt me,
few or many, near or far.
Christ, protect me today
against attacks on my body and soul,
against Satan’s dark powers and false teachings,
against every poison,
against burning,
against drowning,
against death-wound,
That I may receive a great eternal reward.
Christ, be with me.
Christ, be in front of me.
Christ, be behind me.
Christ, be in me.
Christ, be under me.
Christ, be over me.
Christ, be near my right side.
Christ, be near my left side.
Christ, be in my home.
Christ, be with me during my travels.
Christ, be in the heart of everyone
who thinks about me.
Christ, be in words of everyone
who speaks to me.
Christ, be in every eye that sees me.
Christ, be in every ear that hears me.
I bind to myself today God’s Strong Name:
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
I believe the Three-in-One God,
The Maker of the Universe.
The Deaf of Family Culture
Children in the Mid-1800s
About 10,000 abandoned deaf and hearing children in mid-1850, lived in New York City. Their parents were either not living or they were struggling immigrants.
Some hearing children rode on the Orphan Trains to the Midwest to find a new home. Deaf children were not allowed to ride due to their being “handicapped.” Most deaf children would be placed at the New York School for the Deaf (Fanwood).
One man brought five deaf children to Washington, DC, trying to start a school. Amos Kendal took charge of the children. He donated two acres northeast Washington, D.C, and there opened a school on Kendall Green, which now serves as the campus of Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and Gallaudet University.
My library colleagues and I learned about such children from Henry Buzzard, who retired in 1979 as a School librarian, but continued to volunteer as an archivist and historian for the Fanwood school. Buzzard donated papers – his research and lectures on the deaf between 1880-1987 to Gallaudet Archives:
https://udet.edu/archives/archives-collections/manuscript-collection/manuscripts-mss-59-buzzard-henry-1923/
Also see: https://kdes.gallaudet.edu/history-of-kendall
The Deaf of Elder Culture
Danvers, Massachusetts and Columbus, Ohio
In 1882 the first home for the deaf and deaf/blind elders started in the state of New York. In 1901-1902 New England Home for the Deaf was eventually built in Danvers, MA.
Another one – Columbus Colony – was also set up in Columbus, Ohio, in 1896. These are the only two of such kind in America!
When visiting New England Home for the Deaf in 2003, I met several oldest living deaf people – Ages 90-100. Several I have met before through the Gallaudet reunion. 95-year-old Ruth Clark, a graduate of the American School for the Deaf and Gallaudet, and 90-year-old Mary Johnson who learned sign language later and entered Gallaudet. I enjoyed many stories told by several residents about their experience at the deaf school and much more.
Read more of their history here:
https://nehd.org/about
https://columbuscolonyelderlycare.org/about
About 10,000 abandoned deaf and hearing children in mid-1850, lived in New York City. Their parents were either not living or they were struggling immigrants.
Some hearing children rode on the Orphan Trains to the Midwest to find a new home. Deaf children were not allowed to ride due to their being “handicapped.” Most deaf children would be placed at the New York School for the Deaf (Fanwood).
One man brought five deaf children to Washington, DC, trying to start a school. Amos Kendal took charge of the children. He donated two acres northeast Washington, D.C, and there opened a school on Kendall Green, which now serves as the campus of Kendall Demonstration Elementary School and Gallaudet University.
My library colleagues and I learned about such children from Henry Buzzard, who retired in 1979 as a School librarian, but continued to volunteer as an archivist and historian for the Fanwood school. Buzzard donated papers – his research and lectures on the deaf between 1880-1987 to Gallaudet Archives:
https://udet.edu/archives/archives-collections/manuscript-collection/manuscripts-mss-59-buzzard-henry-1923/
Also see: https://kdes.gallaudet.edu/history-of-kendall
The Deaf of Elder Culture
Danvers, Massachusetts and Columbus, Ohio
In 1882 the first home for the deaf and deaf/blind elders started in the state of New York. In 1901-1902 New England Home for the Deaf was eventually built in Danvers, MA.
Another one – Columbus Colony – was also set up in Columbus, Ohio, in 1896. These are the only two of such kind in America!
When visiting New England Home for the Deaf in 2003, I met several oldest living deaf people – Ages 90-100. Several I have met before through the Gallaudet reunion. 95-year-old Ruth Clark, a graduate of the American School for the Deaf and Gallaudet, and 90-year-old Mary Johnson who learned sign language later and entered Gallaudet. I enjoyed many stories told by several residents about their experience at the deaf school and much more.
Read more of their history here:
https://nehd.org/about
https://columbuscolonyelderlycare.org/about