Landmark Baptist Church

09/06/2026

Good Morning Church!

09/04/2026

DMV

The DMV is not on most people’s top ten places to visit. You are almost guaranteed to have to take a number and wait. And wait. And wait.

Calling technical support and being put on hold is something most people do not like to do. “We’ll take your call as soon as we can” is usually not soon enough!

Ever been having a serious conversation with someone and they say, “Hold on, I have a call on my other line”? God does not have call waiting; nothing is more important to Him than communicating with you.

God will never tell you to take a number and wait for Him to call you. He will never put you on hold until He has time to talk to you. He will not allow anything to divert His attention from you. However, we tend to tell God to take a number and wait for His turn. We put God on hold while we do other things instead of immediately listening to Him. We tell God that we need to interrupt our time with Him because something else is calling us away from listening to Him.

I am so thankful that God’s attention to me is not like my attention to Him. He never gets distracted, is called away, or is too busy to listen to me.

“I cried to the LORD with my voice, and He heard me out of His holy hill.” (Psalm 3:4)

Ruth Miller

09/02/2026

08/31/2026

Grass

“The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.” Of course, the grass may APPEAR greener, but WHY is it greener?

With no effort, the neighbor’s grass looks perfect. You never see them mowing, watering, trimming, or doing any lawn care. Upon closer inspection, you discover their secret: it is astroturf. It looks and feels real, but it does not grow.

Another neighbor’s yard also looks perfect. They maintain it regularly. You even see them periodically go out and spray something on the grass that immediately makes it greener. When you ask what their secret is, they tell you they spray-paint their lawn to make it look good. The grass is real, but the appearance is fake.

You look across the street and see that their lawn is greener than yours. They spend a lot of time trimming and caring for it. When you go over to look at it, you discover it is covered with invasive vines – kudzu and poison ivy. It looks good, but most of the green is vines strangling the grass.

Just because the grass on the other side of the fence looks greener does not mean it is. Worry about taking care of the patch of grass God gave you, and stop comparing it to anyone else’s. Christianity is not a competition among believers. We are specifically told not to measure ourselves or our value against those around us. You are precious in God’s sight. Your responsibility is to take care of the “turf” He gave you, not to compare it to your neighbor’s.

Ruth Miller

08/30/2026

Good morning church!

08/29/2026

Make Up Your Mind

“But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s choice food or with the wine which he drank; so he sought permission from the commander of the officials that he might not defile himself.” (Daniel 1:8)

There are many remarkable things in this verse. Consider first that Daniel is not an adult; he is a teenager. Most teenagers would cave to peer pressure to fit in, but he not only refused to follow the crowd; he also convinced three of his friends to join him.

He made a firm decision to obey God’s Law, even though it meant defying Nebuchadnezzar’s law. He was not seeking to please men or his peers; this teenager was determined to please God.

He did not throw a temper tantrum; instead, he calmly approached the commander and tactfully sought permission. He knew that a soft word turns aside wrath (Proverbs 15:1).

This decision was probably not spur-of-the-moment. As he was led into captivity, he likely considered what he would do. If he had to choose, would he compromise and conform to Babylonian society, or would he remain faithful to God? He had about four months of walking to make up his mind.

Daniel made up his mind. It was a decisive decision. It could have cost him, at the very least, being kicked out of the opulent accommodations, or, at the worst, his life. Kings are not used to defiance; they expect instant obedience. But Daniel was determined to follow and obey God regardless of the cost and indifferent to how it affected his popularity.

Daniel’s loyalty was to the King of kings, not to the king of Babylon.

We all face the same decision Daniel faced: will we conform to the world or be transformed by the Word? Who or what has your loyalty?

Ruth Miller

08/26/2026

Mushrooms

Mushrooms grow best in dark places. They are fungi, so they do not need sunlight to grow; instead, they feed on dead organic matter.

Sin, too, grows best in the dark places of our lives. It thrives on decay, and exposure to the Light stunts its growth.

“For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come into the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who practices the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.” (John 3:20-21)

In John 12:46, Jesus said, “I have come as light into the world, that everyone who believes in Me may not remain in darkness.” Come into the Light!

Ruth Miller

08/23/2026

Good morning church!