Misunderstood Paul
There is so much to say about how the Apostle Paul has been misunderstood, but let’s start with this one. Paul was not talking about himself in the last verses of Romans 7:13 “ Did that which is good, then, bring death to me?” This person who is crying out is “speech in character”, a…
“Who Was Praying for You?”
My sister, Janie, died in 1986 at the age of 33. She left her husband, two small children, her parents, five siblings and lots of broken hearts behind. We think she died of pneumonia. She had called for an ambulance because she could not breathe. When the ambulance got there she was lying on the…
The Scariest Words from Jesus
Matthew 18:34-35 Matthew 18:34-35 “And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he should pay all his debt. So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from your heart.” Matthew 6:14 “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father…
Temple in Ruins
October 25th This morning I read Haggai Chapter 1. I read it in the context of Ezra 5 and 6 The people who returned to Jerusalem from Babylon to rebuild the temple, had stopped doing the work. Haggai rebukes them. Haggai 1:5-10 “Therefore here is what ADONAI-Tzva’ot says: ‘Think about your life! You sow much…
Was the Law Abolished?
“Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. Therefore whoever relaxes…
Define Love
Love is the sacrificial giving for the betterment of the other. Object Solicited Love vs Subject Generated Love Think about 7th grade grammar. You learned what the subjects and objects of sentences are. Subjects do the action. Objects receive the action. i.e.: Jack (subject) hit the ball (object). There is no such thing as “Object…
Purim
Why Should Gentiles Celebrate Purim? Purim is the holiday associated with the story of Esther. She was chosen to be queen of Persia, “for such a time as this”, her uncle Mordecai, told her, in order to save the Jewish people from an extermination plot. You can read her story in the Bible, the book…
Evolution vs The Fourth Commandment
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant,…
Created or Evolved?
Early in my walk with the Lord I realized that we, and everything else, was created by God. The question of the old earth/new earth puzzled me, though. I knew that God created us fully made, all at once, but what about all this “evidence” of the universe being billions of years old. I…
Guns and Gold, Or God
I am re-posting this blog because recently I have had people tell me that they would shoot someone who came into their house or threatened their children. Thank God nobody killed the Apostle Paul before he was converted. What would the New Testament have looked like if someone had killed him when he broke into…
The Heart of Stone
Heart of Stone “I will take the heart of stone, and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26 “I have stopped praying for him.” My friend, Trina said. She was not the first one who had told me this. Since I had been divorced for about six months several people had told…
Praying for Our Nation
The election is scheduled to happen the day after tomorrow. Now is the day to pray for peace in this nation, and the world. I pray that every single person who is planning terror or disruption of the peaceful transfer of power in this nation will be stopped. You see them all, Lord, you know…