I recently had a call from a man in Colorado who was listening to the book, “Doc”, by Jack Olsen. It is a story that I was very much involved in, as the book reveals. The caller had googled me and called asking if my family and I still thought Doc was innocent of the hundred or... Continue Reading →
Justified Live by Faith
The just shall live by Faith! Habakkuk 2:4 The phrase that changed the world – at least moved the European world from the Middle Ages to the Industrial Age and into the Modern Age. It was that phrase quoted in Romans 1:17 that sent Martin Luther into a spin and to a new life in Jesus, which... Continue Reading →
ALL!
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 →
a PK Musing 