When is Enough Enough?

But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness [...]

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A Witness to the Trinity

But we were gentle among you, just as a nursing mother cherishes her own children…For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for laboring night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God…we exhorted, and comforted, and charged every one of you, as a father does his [...]

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The Best Stuff

And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Isaiah 9:6 It’s True God gave us freewill and therefore we can do whatever we like. If we need counsel, if we need advice, if we need instruction for the kind of things that really matter in life — you know, the spiritual and the sustentative things, [...]

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Cowboy God

Woe to those who join house to house; They add field to field, Till there is no place Where they may dwell alone in the midst of the land…Woe to those who rise early in the morning, That they may follow intoxicating drink; Who continue until night, till wine inflames them…to those who draw iniquity [...]

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It Could Just Be Heartburn

“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts…” Colossians 3:15                                                                                            [...]

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What God Hates (*Religion is Not on the List)

The list of things that God hates (below) is borrowed from (Joel) ‘Meredith’s Book of Bible Lists.’  I looked through it and I can’t find anywhere where God says that He hates, abhors, or considers the Christian religion to be an abomination.  What the list does reveal is that God hates false religions that lead [...]

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Honey I’m Home…and I Brought Some Friends

Awake, O north wind, And come, O south! Blow upon my garden, That its spices may flow out. Let my beloved come to his garden And eat its pleasant fruits…I have come to my garden, my sister, my spouse; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice; I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; [...]

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Where Can Wisdom Be Found?

Should Christians seek to acquire direction and doctrine from non-Christian sources for the purpose of spiritual development, missional advancement, or Church growth and is the practice a violation of God’s will for His children? I recently observed this quote posted on Facebook by a Christian: Everything else can wait, but your search for god cannot. [...]

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A Word on Fire Extinguishers

Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 The local newspaper gave this account… Nikki  _____ usually wore a black leather motorcycle jacket, boots and jeans. Chicken soup and pasta fagioli were among her specialties. One friend said the 54-year-old Long [...]

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