Monday, October 30, 2023DISCIPLESHIP IS THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
It takes time for a disciple to begin to understand who we are in the kingdom of God. It takes time to understand our role in the kingdom NOW and rewards that are not yet. It takes time to discover th...
Monday, October 23, 2023JESUS SAID – BE LIKE THE TEACHER
A common discussion in Christian circles when looking into following Jesus includes, “Does one have to be a disciple of Jesus? Or, can one just be saved, get on with their life in the world, and go to...
Thursday, October 19, 2023JESUS SAID – HAVE YOU HEARD?
Hebrews 1:1-3 – Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, 2 but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, t...
Tuesday, October 17, 2023OBEDIENCE IS CANCELED
Carnage of philosophical atheism/nihilism of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the sex, drugs, and rock & roll of the 1960’s evaporated moral and ethical standards and the family unit. OB...
Monday, October 16, 2023PARADOX IN PARADISE
What was begun at the beginning has continued to this day. Paradise was in the Garden of Eden along with the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. In the Garden, God allowed the...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023BE HAPPY IN JESUS | TRUST AND OBEY
The lyrics of Trust and Obey written by John Henry Sammis (1846-1919) say what I want to say with music written by Daniel Brink Towner (1850-1919). Look it up on your favorite music source and follow ...
Monday, October 9, 2023OBEDIENCE, RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND FRUIT BEARING IN-CHRIST – OH MY!…
Matthew 21:28-32 – “What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ 29 And he answered, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he changed his m...
Monday, October 2, 2023SKILLED IN WORD [LOGOS] OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
Hebrews 5:13 – for everyone who lives on milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, since he is a child. We learn that being skilled in the word [LOGOS] of righteousness is a constant practice wh...
Friday, September 29, 2023FAITH IN WHAT?
Snippets of a recent discussion among believers.Does the path matter for a person to reach saving faith (whatever that is) in God? Does not Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism, Wicca, the occult, Christianity, ...
Thursday, September 28, 2023RIGHTEOUS LIVE BY FAITH
God reveals through the prophet Habakkuk how the righteous are to live.Habakkuk 2:4 – Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith.This Habakk...
Monday, September 25, 2023ABIDING IN AGAPE
The Way to Maturity terminates in abiding in Christ; abiding in the love of God. Greek has five words all translated “love” in English. AGAPE means unconditional and/or altruistic love and is always u...
Saturday, September 23, 2023MORE THAN A PLEDGE & PRAYER
The Way to Maturity involves much more than a pledge to follow Jesus and a prayer of thanksgiving to God. It is a surrendered walk of humble faith trusting fully in the grace, mercy, and promises of G...
