“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” – Luke 2:14 I wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and pray that God blesses you wonderfully in the new year! I pray for every reader of the blog every day, so if you ever have a specific request, please…
Read MoreCategory: Ramblings
This category is general and includes my ramblings about various subjects. These will include thoughts that just pop into my head and writing that doesn’t fall neatly into any other category.
What I’ve Read This Past Year
As much as I love reading, I wasn’t able to read as many books as I would have liked this past year. Life just got in the way a little bit. When I did read, I went old school, reaching back to read some older books, some which I read years ago. Some are classics,…
Read MoreComplete Series List 2020-2024
Since in the last post I listed all the blog topics November 2023 through July 2024, I thought I’d also list all the topics through July 2024 starting way back at the beginning in March 2020. Has it really been over four years? Back to the Basics (Discipleship) Victory Over the Trials The Fruit of the…
Read MoreSeptember 2024 Update
Hello, everyone! Just a quick post to say the blog will be back soon! I’m still on summer break, but I’ll be posting again in a few weeks. I pray the 2024-2025 year will be as much a blessing to you as I know it will be to me. For now, though, here’s a snapshot…
Read MoreJuly 2024 Update
Summer is in full force, and fireworks are in the air! First, thank you so much for reading this blog! I appreciate you more than you know. I realize it’s a cliche, but writing the blog really is a labor of love. The research, study, preparation, and writing — I absolutely love every bit of…
Read MoreThe King of the World
In this blog series on the work of Christ, what he did in the past, what he’s doing now, and what he’ll do in the future, we’ve arrived at the 18th and final post. Thanks to those of you who’ve read all the previous posts. I’ve loved every minute spent researching, praying, and writing about…
Read MoreHere Comes the Judge: Two Future Judgments With Different Results
Believers will one day receive new eternal bodies. Jesus is going to come back, and when he does, he’ll raise the bodies of every person who has ever lived and died on this planet. Our souls will be reunited with these new bodies, and we’ll then enter eternity. That’s what we talked about in the…
Read MoreLooking Forward to the Resurrection of Our Bodies
Jesus is going to return. In this series, we’re looking at the works of Christ: what he has done, what he is doing, and what he will do. One of the things he will do is come back to earth. When Jesus returns, he’ll be involved in two major events. They won’t happen at the…
Read MoreThe Future Work of Christ: He is Coming Back
People promise to return all the time. When I left for college, I told my parents, “Don’t worry. I’ll come back to visit in a few weeks.” Turned out to be Thanksgiving weekend, but I did return. When General MacArthur escaped from the Philippines in 1942, he famously said, “I shall return.” He lived up…
Read MoreWatch Your Mouth
When we were young, we used to say, “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” But is that true? Lots of us still feel the pain and carry the scars of words others have said to us. One day, a dad came home from work tired and grumpy, and…
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