We are at war: at war with ideas, evil, the mob/masses, falsehoods, half-truths, insipid truth and lukewarm Christianity. If His / If saved: We are to know the truth, live the truth and speak the truth. We are to show up, stand up and speak up. Jesus’ declaration: I am the way, the truth!!! John 14:6, John 8:31-32, Then Jesus... Continue Reading →
Handling the Truth
As a follower of Christ, it is both a foundational fact and a lifestyle truth that God has spoken to mankind in the book called the Bible. It is foundational, for only in the Bible does one learn about God’s take on a man’s character and the offering of Jesus for sins and His call... Continue Reading →
Women Pastors/Preachers
A letter to one who visited and inquired (note the date): Hello…, I was glad to meet you this past Sunday. I trust that you were blessed, but more so, impacted by God and His Word - that is my desire for me and for all of us every Sunday. Your question about women pastors is... Continue Reading →
A Right Mind
I Peter 4:1-2, Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, that he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. I Peter 1:13, Therefore gird up... Continue Reading →
Ugh and Yay
Thoughts from a S. D. friend... Something evil has invaded our nation and our lives – a nation that has lost its collective mind and you cannot justify this insanity: >If a guy pretends to be a woman, we are required to pretend with him. >People who have never owned slaves should pay slavery reparations... Continue Reading →
A Good Soldier
From I Peter 1:13-17 Be ready, Be wise, Be watching, Be obedient (holy), Be fearful Ephesians 2:1-3, And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, among whom also... Continue Reading →
Isaiah 59 – Christmas
God desires that none should perish (II Peter 3:9). God all day long, all over the world, and through all of time has been open to one, any or all coming to Him in confession and seeking to be saved. 59:1, Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor His ear heavy, that it... Continue Reading →
20 Key Jesus Events
Of eternity past - God, fully God, always God – without beginning Micah 5:2, from everlasting John 1:1, in the beginning Word – the Word was God Decreed to make a being in His image to dwell with Him forever Genesis 1:26, Let us make man in our image Jesus: “I’ll pay their sin debt.”... Continue Reading →
Why Believe?
Ethics is about “oughts” or standards which should be universal and unchanging. From where should those oughts come? There are a host of ideas brought forth but none prove to be universal or unchanging save one set - those from the Bible. But why believe the Bible? Who says it is universal and unchanging? For one,... Continue Reading →
January 1, 2023
Targets for the coming year... I Peter 1:13, “Therefore” is a New Year’s word. The word, “Therefore” means there was material, teachings, points before and there are now more to follow. Thus, in 2022 we learned and witnessed much; “therefore”, in 2023 we will need to do this or that. In I Peter 1:13-17 there are five... Continue Reading →