Better Off Dead?
I was going to put this down in the form of a poem, which quickly evolved into a song. When I got started I realized I just wanted to lay it out. I don’t have any delusions about the quality … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Bible Study
Dogged Dogma
I have noticed a troubling trait among those of us who have been trained for many years with a certain theology. I of course am noticing it in people who whold a different view than mine, but I am not … Continue reading →
If God is Good
I think it’s a question that all of us ask at some point in our lives as we endure suffering or witness the suffering of someone we love. If God is good, if He is loving, if He is all … Continue reading →
Get Real
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter. 22 “Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, … Continue reading →
If My People
This Sunday will be the anniversary of a sad day for America, when terrorists flew airplanes into the World Trade Center towers and over three-thousand people were killed. For a while we stood together and across the land was herd, … Continue reading →
The Choice to Rejoice
We really can be in control of our emotions. I think this is an important lesson for us to learn right now. Our society urges us to go with our feelings. If it feels good, do it. If it stops … Continue reading →
Fresh Word for the New Year
No, I’m not about to offer any prophetic utterance. I’m just excited about something I found this morning while looking for new ways to study the Bible. I know too little to have a considered opinion of the quality of … Continue reading →
Friendship
13“Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. 14You are My friends if you do what I command you. 15No longer do I call you slaves, for the slave does not know … Continue reading →
In The Name of Jesus II
A few weeks ago it seemed to me that God gave me the topic for last Sunday. It was something I’d been thinking about for a while and tied in to my quest to understand how God works through us … Continue reading →
In the Name of Jesus
How many times have we heard the phrase, “in the name of Jesus” in church or among Christians? I can’t count the number of prayers I’ve heard end in some variation thereof. I’ve done it myself from force of habit, … Continue reading →