"For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or… Continue reading Virtue
America Remembered
America may be nearing its end, a nation corrupt, lewd, immoral, utterly selfish, divided in hundreds of warring factions. It will be abandoned among a world of totalitarian rule and oppression. Will it be remembered as the greatest experiment in freedom, the standard bearer of individual liberty and righteousness? Not if the history revisionists are… Continue reading America Remembered
Worldly Interactions
“I am sending you out like sheep among wolves. Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues. On my account you will be brought before governors and kings as witnesses to them and… Continue reading Worldly Interactions
Dilemma Next
The succession of bad outcomes has led two Democrat politicians to call for Joe Biden to take control of the Texas National Guard against Texas border security personnel who are continuing to install barriers along Texas’ border with Mexico. The current location is on private and State Park property. Governor Abbot is not complying with… Continue reading Dilemma Next
Yeshua’s Return
“They will say, ‘Where is this ‘coming’ he promised? Ever since our ancestors died, everything goes on as it has since the beginning of creation.” Many Believe in Yeshua and some forget He will come again. Its not that they don’t know He will come back, but it seems far off, too distant to comprehend.… Continue reading Yeshua’s Return
King Amaziah of Judah
"And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, yet not with a whole heart." 2 Chronicles 25:2 "After Amaziah came from striking down the Edomites, he brought the gods of the men of Seir and set them up as his gods and worshiped them, making offerings to them. Therefore the Lord… Continue reading King Amaziah of Judah
Perfection’s Paradox
There are several competing theories of physics as it pertains to understanding the universe, classical theory which is what you might recall from school. It is based on measurements and breaks the fundamental atom particle down with neutrons and protons in a nucleus and orbiting electrons. The atomic age brought about quantum mechanics which suggested… Continue reading Perfection’s Paradox
The Christian Church
“I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.” (Revelation 3:8) The Church at Philadelphia received these words from the Lord Yeshua and its name means “Brotherly… Continue reading The Christian Church
Business Weakness
Business commerce is a critical sphere in any free nation. America has a history of strong business leadership, occasionally too strong as seen in Standard oil and the monopoly of the oil and steel industry. Competition is essential for advancement and to protect consumers. Innovation is a worthy goal, but artificial advantages are not. Multinational… Continue reading Business Weakness
Believing the Word
“If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.” (Mark 8:38) When I was a kid, I remember hearing this passage in sermons or when it was read in… Continue reading Believing the Word
Prayer
The scriptures encourage prayer and this is what the congregation of Believers has been about since Yeshua departed in the first century. (Acts 1:14) We don't always feel like praying, particularly when we have turned away from God’s face in self interest. Nevertheless, He is there with us as He was when David brought Bathsheba… Continue reading Prayer
The Eternal Weight of Glory
"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are… Continue reading The Eternal Weight of Glory
Our Shepherd
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want.” (Psalms 23:1) We were talking about the chickens and bees we keep and agreed bees are far more difficult. Shepherding is not simply about feeding, sheltering, protecting and caring for one’s herd, it is fundamentally understanding the animals/insects one is raising. Even in keeping a pet… Continue reading Our Shepherd
Present Judgment
“For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment. Nevertheless, when… Continue reading Present Judgment
Perfection’s Design
“He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.” (Ecclesiastes 3:11) The Holy Spirit is God, perfect, eternal, infinite, unfathomable, omniscient - everything and more. He has been imparted to men and women who… Continue reading Perfection’s Design
Truth in Tragedy
Recent wars initiated by Russia and Gaza against Ukraine and Israel, respectively, illustrate a fundamental truth - Humans are broken, not essentially good. The Bible teaches this very clearly through its human history and God’s word. Secular humanists must cringe at recent events which rebut their supposition that humanity is fundamentally good. I think their… Continue reading Truth in Tragedy
The Savior’s Manger
"And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. And the angel said to them, 'Fear not, for behold, I… Continue reading The Savior’s Manger
Salvage
“This is what the Lord says: 'As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapes and people say, "Don’t destroy it, there is still a blessing in it," so will I do in behalf of my servants; I will not destroy them all.' ” (Isaiah 65:8) I learned something about myself years ago,… Continue reading Salvage
Dumb Statements
There have been some really stupid things uttered by people who should know better and consider themselves intelligent. The first which comes to my mind is Mike Bloomberg who said, “I could teach anybody, even people in this room so no offense intended, to be a farmer. It's a process. You dig a hole, you… Continue reading Dumb Statements
Israel’s Spiritual Family
“Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together and rises to become a holy temple in the Lord.”… Continue reading Israel’s Spiritual Family
Help Parenting
This generation of parents are different from their parents and their parent's parents, so they have their own blind spots to be aware of and try to clear before turning too sharply into a collision. Parenting is a divine charge and cannot be ignored without severe consequences. (Ps. 127:3) As this responsibility is given from… Continue reading Help Parenting
Christmas Gift Wrapping
Wrapping Christmas gifts in holiday colors and themes is one of the most endearing traditions of the season. But how did it start? It can be dated back at least to the 1600's with Japan's reusable wrapping cloth for gifts, which is still around today. In the West, the mid-1800's saw people begin sending paper… Continue reading Christmas Gift Wrapping
Messiah In You
I prayed through the night drifting in and out of sleep. I had started upon revival which brought conviction of my own condition spiritually and temporally. I saw weakness and superficiality in my devotion to God. Why didn’t I have faith and strength to attain a consistent desire and pursuit of God? I could find… Continue reading Messiah In You
War Is Upon You
I spent a career struggling to solve puzzles that far too often resulted in conflict, principally with multinational corporations and their lawyers. A peer sent this list to me thirty years ago and I still find it funny and insightful. Murphy's Laws of Combat, Marion F. Sturkey 1. If the enemy is in range, so… Continue reading War Is Upon You
Secular Humanists
"But it's not just his political ideology that should scare us,…Johnson is basically a Christian fundamentalist. He believes that America is a Christian nation, and that those values should be reflected in our interpretation of the Constitution." Jen Saki, MSNBC Secular Media equivocators proclaim America has been reorganized, without votes, legislation, or referendum. They raise… Continue reading Secular Humanists
