God knows all – ALL! Everything! All in every dungeon, all in every closet, all in every back room, all of everywhere all at the same time and ALL that goes on between my two ears! ALL! Psalm 139:7-10, Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I... Continue Reading →
Who Is Jesus?
A significant step in Jesus' teaching the twelve disciples was in an event just prior to His being shown in His glory and in the presence of Moses and Elijah on the mount. The event was a further unveiling of just who He was, what was coming (death and resurrection), and His call on mankind. Luke... Continue Reading →
Jesus Asleep
Mark 4:38, But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. Don’t tell me that “My Pillow” by Mike doesn’t work! Even a violent storm pitching the boat side-to-side and up and down and dumping water into the boat didn’t disrupt the sleep of Jesus! What? The verses before this statement paint a picture of a... Continue Reading →
The 9th of B’Av
the 9th of B’Av (Aug. 6, 1945 - Hiroshima) This Sunday, August 7, 2022, is the 9th of B’Av (the fifth Jewish month named B’Av). [The Jews’ calendar is lunar so it is corrected about every 3 years so their B’Av 9 annually falls somewhere in our July or August.] The 9th of B’Av is a... Continue Reading →
Randoms 2
It is 103 degrees out as I write this. Isn’t air conditioning wonderful? Which, on a day such as this, takes huge amounts of energy which is generated almost exclusively in fossil fuel fired power plants. I don't see anytime soon where wind or sun will be able to do likewise. AFA Journal, August 2022 – I believe our... Continue Reading →
Feeding the 5k
In the men’s Sunday School class today [July 31, 2022], we considered the story of Jesus feeding the 5,000 which is recorded in all four gospels. While a well-known story, as with all of Scripture, every time one ponders on it, it proves informative and nourishing. First, the twelve had just returned from doing ministry in... Continue Reading →
The Suffering Path
A recap of last Sunday's sermon... [July 24, 2022] I. Expect Suffering Suffering will mark the path ahead for those saved and seeking to live in compliance to His will. Matthew 7:14, Narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life. Acts 14:22, When they had preached the gospel to that city and made many disciples... exhorting them... Continue Reading →
Facing the Future
In 1997, we were living in South Dakota where we experienced a “500 year” flood from mountains of snow on deeply frozen ground followed by a quick warming – and what happens? A Flood! A mess! What we have today is the rise of the CCP, the rise of science as the all-wise authority, and the... Continue Reading →
RRR
RRR - Review - Review – Review! II Peter 1:12-15, For this reason I will not be negligent to (1) remind you always of these things, though you know and are established in the present truth. Yes, I think it is right, as long as I am in this tent, to stir you up (2) by reminding you, knowing that shortly I must put off my tent, just as our Lord Jesus... Continue Reading →
House and Resident
House and Resident It is too often that we focus on the external - on the body - on the house - on the framework - rather than the resident or the internal. Too often we confuse the shell with the “meat” (a walnut). Take the United States and Christianity. We often hear or think of... Continue Reading →
a PK Musing 