Anything that you “have” will soon have you. Anything you, “own” will soon own you. Anything you “control” will soon control you. Knowing this to be true, should we run screaming from all possessions? NO! God loves to entrust to us, resources skills, and groups to belong to. He just wants them to be a […]
When we eat simple carbs (such as sugar, white flour, and corn syrup), we feed enemy bacteria which proliferate and eat the mucus lining. They then eat the connective tissue between the cells that line the gut. Now bits of food leak into the blood, triggering a constant immune response which turns into constant inflammation […]
The devil is so smart, but then he has been around for a long time and he has found that certain approaches work, so you might as well continue to destroy people the way you always have. One of his major accomplishments is getting us, us Christians, to be allergic to reproof. I remember talking […]
The devil gets us to resent or ignore the here and now suggesting that our happiness is in the future, in a future fantasy where we have no work or responsibilities. As children, we resent chores and school and can’t wait till recess, weekends and Summer. As adults we continue to resent school work, regular […]
In James 3:1 it says, “My brothers, be not many masters, knowing that we should receive the greater condemnation. In Hebrews 13:17 it says, obey them that have the rule over you and submit yourselves. In Matthew 28: 8-10,14 we read, “Do not seek to have people call you honorable names like teacher or master […]
This year Lois and I had the privilege of going to the Holy Land and visiting Golgotha and the Empty Tomb. One of my life’s highlights was at the tomb. I realized that there was a group from Bob Jones university who would be of like mind and heart. I suddenly burst into song singing, […]
Apologies to Francis Thompson (1890)who wrote the original poem In my youth, I feared, lest having him, I could have nothing else. Besides, I knew that he could never love or hold me dear. Rejected by mother, father, siblings, peers; He must reject me also, this was clear. If he, for me, did not really […]
Oh, we long to be in control. We love rules that we think we can achieve. Legalism is a list of those rules and the suggestion that if we strive a little harder we can control even God and guarantee his acceptance. However both God and the devil want us to feel that our efforts […]
God loves passion in his people. We are to hate sin, hunger for righteousness, pant like a deer for the water of his word, delight in his word, weep over the ravages of sin, grieve over our sins etc. So what is the difference between passion that provokes to righteousness and passion that kills? Healthy […]
I remember listening to evangelists who had lived dramatically messed up lives and so could testify to God’s saving power and grace. The apostle Paul was a great evangelist, in part, because he has such a dramatic story. If God loved him and turned his life around, God could help anyone! Peter was pretty messed […]
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