Isaiah 9:1-6a 1 Nevertheless the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed, as when at first He lightly esteemed the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward more heavily oppressed her, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, in Galilee of the Gentiles. 2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in the... Continue Reading →
A current buzz word by those aspiring to the Oval Office is the word, “Dignity”. It is being used when talking about the poor arguing that greater government handouts will bring them the dignity that can’t be had living in poverty. That is, the poor will have dignity if given free health care, free college tuition,... Continue Reading →
Recently an evangelical denomination announced that it was redoing its official documents including its Statement of Faith to bring them more in line with the culture. That idea alone ought to be frightening to those who worship and serve under their 501(c)(3). But it gets worse, for they are going to change the male pronouns to... Continue Reading →
I just heard again how humans are over populating the earth and thus ruining it! We humans are certainly the cause of the decay of earth for we sinned and as a result, all creation has been subjected to God’s curse (Romans 8:19-20). So humans must face up to their doings. At the same time, there is a... Continue Reading →
A Christian has been asking a person to join Christians in accepting and following Jesus to which the non-Christian replies: So you believe in a man being swallowed by a fish then 3 days later vomited out to serve God. And you believe in a talking snake and a talking donkey? And you believe that the entire... Continue Reading →
[from the SSB men’s study on Thursday mornings] God is troubled! Disobedience and rebellion matter! God sees, cares, and responds: (8:1) Set the trumpet to your mouth! He shall come like an eagle against the house of the Lord, because they have transgressed My covenant and rebelled against My law. Israel had decided to do things their way – govern their way – set... Continue Reading →
[From the November 2, 2019 SSB Worship Service (set up for Communion), which can be viewed on the SSB Facebook page] I Corinthians 11:23-32 gives reasons and instructions for Communion. There is one little piece about the resurrection tucked into this passage – “until He comes” (He is alive after His death!), otherwise Communion is... Continue Reading →
I hate death! I hate it! It stalks me! It stalks all of us our entire life. It is an enemy! Yet, it is used by God to check evil (a reason I don't drive 100 on Highway 6) and to make me realize I’m not ruling the world - not even mine! Death is allowed but... Continue Reading →
We had a young family that lived near us visit our church about 6 years ago and her comment after the visit was that we had a lot of old people. So, was that a problem to her or just an observation? Since then I have come to believe that to her it was a problem.... Continue Reading →
“Lead us not into temptation” The Pope recently made this change to the Lord's Prayer: “Lead us not into temptation” to “Do not let us fall into temptation”. Pope Francis gave this explanation: “I am the one who falls; it’s not him pushing me into temptation to then see how I have fallen. A father... Continue Reading →
a PK Musing 