Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! Love is a transaction. Someone gives love, and someone receives love. It is nonsense to think about the… Read more

Generally, when we use the word, hope, we believe something may or may not happen. For example, if I say, “I hope I catch some fish” when I am going fishing, I realize that I may catch some fish, but I may not catch any. However, when we see the word hope, in the Bible,… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! The Burning Bush There are many great stories about Moses, a baby in the rushes found by the… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! (The complete passage is located at the end of the chapter) The Story The story begins with Jesus… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! The Way Things Work Thing one: I have been re-reading Eugene Peterson’s Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places.… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! When you read the title, I am guessing your mind might have gone to the Lord’s declaration as… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! (The complete passage is located at the end of the chapter) Story This story takes place at night.… Read more

I conducted a word search for the word, think. As you would expect, the word appears many times. I selected verses that relate to the renewed mind of the born-again believer seeking to be an obedient follower of Jesus. Although most of the passages were familiar, I did not realize how many there were. I… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! My idea for this topic came while reading Dallas Willard’s Renovation of the Heart, and it triggered my… Read more

I published one big book and two little books. The big book is available in print and ebook formats. The little books are available in print, ebook, and audiobook formats. The big book: Adventures in Biblical Thinking –Second Edition (350 pages) Description Adventures in Biblical Thinking, Second Edition, is a compilation of previously published documents… Read more

                                              Hebrews 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” Bottom Line Joy and Glory                                                      or                                       Sorrow and Torment Continuum All you need to say is simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’;… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy!  The earth is the LORD’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it (Psalms… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind (The complete passage is located at the end of the chapter) The… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! For Our Pleasure Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast… Read more

I recently published a really big book and really small book. The big book is 8 ½ X 11, has 85 chapters, and 350 pages. It is titled Adventures in Biblical Thinking, Second Edition. The big book is a second edition because all of the content has been previously published. The chapters are taken from… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! (The complete passage is located at the end of the chapter) The Story Here is the scene. A… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things,… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! (The complete passage is located at the end of the chapter) The Story The scene is a wedding… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! What do the Holy Scriptures say about faith? But without faith it is impossible to please him: for… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! What does it mean to be forgiven? There is the forgiveness of financial debt. Simply, it means that… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! What is a disciple? What does a disciple look like? What does a disciple do? What does a… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! What do the Holy Scriptures say about abiding? And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! Death, then life, seems to be backwards. This goes contrary to what we see. We are accustomed to… Read more

Second Edition: I have started editing posts from several years ago and reposting them. I am doing this for two reasons: (1) to make them more easily available and (2) to “spruce” them up a little. Enjoy! What does a believer do when they recognize that they have sinned? This will happen. “If we live… Read more

Excerpt from What Was in It for Jesus My parents have passed, and my wife, Karen’s parents have passed. We were our parents’ heirs. We received an inheritance that was shared with our siblings. The inheritance consisted of money and stuff. The money was shared equally, and stuff was divided up based on what individuals… Read more

Excerpt from Battle for Your Mind The gospels present the genealogy of Jesus. To Jews, their ancestry was important because they were linked to one of the twelve tribes. Often, they would express themselves as being of the line of such and such. For example, the Apostle Paul was of the line of Benjamin. With… Read more

Excerpt from Regeneration – Battle for Your Mind We will conclude our exploration and discussion about regeneration with the concept of relationship, more specifically, a personal relationship. Of course, this relationship is the relationship between the believer and Jesus. This relationship is better framed as the relationship between a Jesus follower and Jesus. Somehow, the… Read more

Excerpt from Regeneration – Battle for Your Mind I want to insert some benefits of the position believers have in Christ. I am going to create a conversation format. Enjoy and rejoice! Chosen: For we know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that he has chosen you (1 Thessalonians 1:4). Jesus says, “I have chosen… Read more

Excerpt from Regeneration – Battle for Your Mind It is helpful in knowing about the main thing, as a believer feeds on the Word of God to recognize the intended audience. A writer or speaker has an intended audience. As I write, my intended audience has been Jesus followers. I am guessing that is obvious.… Read more

Excerpt from my book, The Issue Is Not the Issue (2022) Throughout this book, we have quoted the Great Commission several times. I want to close with just one more look at the Great Commission. Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, go… Read more

Excerpt from my book, The Issue is Not the Issue (2022) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:17). When a person is born again as a believer in Jesus, they become a new creation. Before becoming a believer, they were… Read more

Excerpt from my book, What Does It Mean to be Saved? (2022) Those who are saved grow in their understanding of the things and ways of the Kingdom of God. This makes sense because those who are saved start by being born again. When a person is born whether physically or spiritually, they start as… Read more

Excerpt from my book, What Is the Mystery of Godliness. Chapter 20 Cause and Effect Every why hath a wherefore. (William Shakespeare). Now let us examine how this plays out on a daily basis in our lives. There is a principle that operates in how the world works and in some ways in discovering who… Read more

Excerpt from my book, What Is the Mystery of Godliness. The New Testament contains many mysteries. Let us examine some of them by category and focus on the mystery of godliness. The mysteries of the kingdom of heaven: And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? He answered… Read more

(Excerpt from The Unsearchable, Endless, Boundless Riches and Treasures “in Christ”, 2021) Introduction Notice the long title. Do you see three concepts? Riches and treasures jump out. Riches and treasures speak of great value. Now, look at the descriptors for riches and treasures, unsearchable, endless, boundless. These words enhance and enlarge the value of riches… Read more

Excerpts from Chapter 18, Daily, in What Does It Mean to Be Saved? We all live one day at a time. We remember yesterday. We anticipate tomorrow. But we live today. Each day comes moment by moment. We live in the present moment. In these present moments, we make decisions. Life is a sequence of… Read more

There is an old saying and I don’t know where it comes from, “Inward impression without outward expression leads to inward depression.” I have found this to be true. I have been very blessed in my over 70 years as a Jesus follower to receive many wonderful impressions about the Lord Jesus and the valuable… Read more

Better is a term of comparison. That which is better has some qualities, characteristics, or values that what it is being compared to does not. It seems obvious that one would choose the better over that which is not better. Throughout my life, I have discovered many ways of doing something better and made a… Read more

Excerpt from In This Family We ———-(fill in the blank) 2021 …choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve… But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD (Joshua 24:15) In chapter one, we mentioned the dilemma that comes from being in two families. All believers who are children of God… Read more

Excerpt from A Disciple Is a Jesus Follower and a Jesus Follower Is a Disciple (2022) What is a disciple? What does a disciple look like? What does a disciple do? What does a disciple not do? Why would I want to become a disciple? How do I become a disciple? Are there other disciples?… Read more

Tozer is one of my favorite authors. I make it a practice to read through three of his books every year. I have the three books in one volume: Three spiritual classics in one volume, (2018). Moody Publisher, Chicago. The books are The Pursuit of God (1948), God’s Pursuit of Man (1950) and Knowledge of… Read more

Excerpt from In This Family We ———-(fill in the blank) 2021 So, in Christ Jesus, you are all children of God through faith (Galatians 3:26). Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God (1 John 4:7). Before we begin to… Read more

Why would someone do something that would make it impossible to please God? Who would want to do something that would make it impossible to please God? Note: We are not talking about something that displeases God. You can probably think of many things that displease God. You can quickly create a list of what… Read more

Excerpt from In This Family We ———-(fill in the blank) 2021 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform… Read more

Taken from NIV and NLT They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back… Read more

It seems it would be negligent to begin the subject of suffering without addressing the suffering of Jesus. The physical suffering of Pilate’s scourging and the crucifixion on the cross is graphically pictured in everyone’s mind who has contemplated the ordeal. No one can grasp what the suffering must have been like for Jesus to… Read more