Anno Domini Two Thousand Twenty-five. A year of change. A year of drawing even closer to my Lord. Learning to trust him and his decisions instead of leaning on my own knowledge. Leaving fear behind and firmly planting my faith even deeper into a God who gives grace upon grace to a child needing the […]
My dear brother in the Lord Tychicus, we have not met but one day we will at home in Heaven. I want to thank you while I am still on Earth before that meeting. Thank you for carrying the letter from Paul to Ephesus (and Colossians as well). I’m not certain whether Paul meant that
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Once at a Bible study I attended, I asked the question, “How does holiness and personal worship intersect? Can you have one without the other?” The men replied by saying you cannot have one without the other as they go hand in hand. But to answer how they intersect was not as easy. Personal worship
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July is almost over and soon August will usher in the end of Summer and pumpkin spice season will overtake us like a rushing tidal wave. During this time summer perennials will pass as those hardy annuals give what they can for their last hurrah. Here in Indiana, we are experiencing an unusually wet July.
Act 1 Scene 1 Roman Empire, First century. City of Colossae. At the Comitium in the Forum set up for the tribunal of Onesimus, a slave of Philemon. Onesimus is on trial for stealing from his master. Key figures attending are the local Magistrate, the Prosecutor, Onesimus, the citizen Philemon and his wife Apphia, and
When I was a youngster, my parents taught me and my two brothers how to share. It was very gradual learning curve as we didn’t really like to share. Since I was the oldest, in my opinion I didn’t have to share with my younger brothers, but they certainly had to share with me. At
For what do you find yourself being thankful today? Food? A nice home or car? Is it that trendy sport coat or stylish dress you have been searching for that could give you an edge at work? Did you choose to thank God for the breath to even say thank you to him today? No,
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I am not a fan of Barbara Streisand, but I do like the movie Yentl. In the 1983 movie, Ms. Streisand plays the role of Yentl Mendel who is a Jewish girl that disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training. Because of her great desire to learn the Talmud, Yentl sings the song,
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It’s simple and it’s easy. Children can understand it. Teenagers have given into it. No peer pressure needed. Adults of all ages have chosen to accept it. From tribes in the depths of Africa to the cold streets of Russia, and even across the deserts of India people have realized this one prevailing truth. Jesus
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In one of the men’s Bible study groups, I once attended we were studying the book of Ephesians. On our first day of the study, we only got as far as the introduction to the book. Which it is imperative to get one’s groundwork stable before delving into the text of Scripture. If we fail
