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 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.
The 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…
Read MoreYour Daily Quiet Time
Do you have any habits you don’t like? Or that are annoying to others? What about habits that are good for you? Here’s one habit that’s beyond good for you and that I hope every believer has — a Daily Quiet Time. What I’m talking about is a regular time each day that you spend…
Read MoreWhat I’ve Read Lately
I like to read. A lot. I’m not sure whether that’s a strength or a weakness, but there it is. I like both fiction and non-fiction, biographies, history, theology, you name it. People ask me about books I like, so I thought I’d share some books I read (or, in some cases, re-read) and enjoyed…
Read MoreComplete Series List 2020-2022
Since in the last post I listed all the blog topics November 2022 through September 2023, I thought I’d list all the topics from March 2020 through June 2022. Blog Series March 2020 through June 2022: Back to the Basics (Discipleship) Victory Over the Trials The Fruit of the Spirit The 23rd Psalm Answers about…
Read MoreSeptember 2023 Update
The calendar has turned to September, and, in Ohio at least, we can feel it in the air. It feels like…football! As we look toward Fall and the beginning of a new season, I want to first thank you for reading this blog over the past year. I truly appreciate you, and I pray that…
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