Mental Health comes from a proper - a balanced - understanding of who we are: Man is unique and empowered - from Genesis 2: there is a God, 7 man is created - designed and given life, 7, 22 man is given the planet, 8 man is charged to rule, 15 man has rules for... Continue Reading →
Theodicy 3
Habakkuk 1:3-4, Why do You show me iniquity, and cause me to see trouble? For plundering and violence are before me; there is strife, and contention arises. Therefore the law is powerless, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; therefore perverse judgment proceeds. His country was awash in sin, theft, violence, division, and inept courts (sounds very familiar!). And God seems... Continue Reading →
Points from “reThink”
In November of 2019 I traveled along with some teens and sponsors to a “reThink Conference” [now called "Reality"] in Minneapolis which is a ministry of Greg Koukl's Stand to Reason ministry. It was rich then and yet serves me. Here are some points made at that conference: Spiritual war is not power encounters but truth encounters.... Continue Reading →
Rainbow Colors
This is a follow up to the Rainbow Musing of a couple of days ago... The colors of the Rainbow are Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet commonly known by the acronym ROY G BIV. ["What?! Another acronym?" Yes, sorry, Charlie. The world is full of them!] Let the colors help us grasp... Continue Reading →
Creation Days 2021: Session #3
The pastors took Bill to lunch yesterday in Gretna and upon exiting the eatery, there sat a Lamborghini - wide, low, almost sinister with four big pipes out the rear - WOW! My mind went through the other eaters inside wondering who was the owner. But what really caught my attention was the license plate - TRMP WON. I... Continue Reading →
Creation Days 2021: Session #2
Monday night’s Creation Days session used trains as a teaching tool (PK – "And why not?"). He noted that many don’t talk about trains any longer to which I rose in protest: “Not at SSB - trains are a big deal here!” - at least in my mind! Bill told about the race to build a ribbon... Continue Reading →
Creation Days 2021: Session #1
For Creation Days 2021, we brought in Bill Jack who is associated with the Worldview Academy and resides in CO. He is a gifted communicator AND fun! Here is a link to the video feed: https://www.facebook.com/SSBCgretna/videos/135618172061191 Notes from Session #1, Sunday night, August 15, 2021 “If the foundation is cracked - the house is jacked!” “Not a... Continue Reading →
Exodus 34
ome points from the message brought by Pastor Tim at SSB on July 25, 2021 with some additional thoughts of my own. Exodus 34:5-9, Now the Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. And the Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in goodness and truth, keeping mercy... Continue Reading →
Cancel Hate
In the NebraskaLand Days Parade in North Platte this year came a contingency of rainbow floats, walkers, and banners. One sign read, “Homophobic is Gay.” Another called on people to cancel hate and embrace love. Such boldness got me thinking. How do we respond? What is our message in a nut shell? Over the days, three thoughts have come... Continue Reading →
America’s Salvation?
The story of the Bible: A beautiful beginning full of hope and joy was marred by a “virus” - SIN. That sin in a perfect world brought on destruction, decay and death. It became systemic in that it affected the entire system – including plants, animals, and soil, so that everything was corrupted. Enter God who sent a... Continue Reading →
a PK Musing 