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Dungeons and dragons

OF DUNGEONS & DRAGONS

  • January 10, 2023
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I want to begin a very difficult but important essay to introduce the topic of spiritual warfare. It’s difficult because there is not an abundance of detailed information on the topic in Scripture (though what we do have is both necessary and sufficient.)  Nevertheless, you always need to be careful concerning what conclusions you draw and the devil will always seek to mislead you.  Any information other than what’s in the Bible is anecdotal at best, whether it comes from a...

Empty vessels

EMPTY VESSELS

  • December 24, 2022
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Closely examine the featured photo for a minute. There are about two dozen jars or vases. Just as people are, they are different sizes, shapes, colors, no doubt crafted for different purposes. But what good is an empty vessel? Why buy a crib or cradle for your home if you do not plan to have a baby? Why have photo albums without photos, or a spice rack in your kitchen without spices? And then, what do you put in these...

THE ROAD HOME

  • November 17, 2022
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Bifröst is a curious word that fans of Marvel comics and Norse mythology are no doubt familiar with. In Norse legends, Bifröst refers to the bridge that connects Asgard with Midgard. Midgard refers to Earth and the realm of men, while Asgard was comparable to Olympus, the home of the Greek gods. Asgard had many realms including Valhalla, Thrudheim and Breidablik. In these realms lived Thor and the other gods, including those mortals slain in battle (i.e., the honored, righteous dead.) To...

THE CALL

  • October 15, 2022
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God loves us. Don’t ask me why. But not only did Jesus die for us in the past, God personally reaches out to many people in order to make His love known to them today. It’s not always a matter of a person stumbling over a Bible and reading a passage in Scripture, or coming forward at the end of a church service. There are millions of examples of this. Of course, God doesn’t call us on our cellphones. Instead,...

ON ABORICULTURE AND ARMEGEDDON

Sixteenth Century Protestant reformer Martin Luther is commonly believed to have said once: “If I knew that tomorrow was the end of the world, I would plant an apple tree today!” I’ve read different parts of Luther’s Works, and this remark sounds like something he “might” have said in the book “Table Talk” if he said it at all. But it does not appear there (or anywhere in his writings, apparently.) So, whether he actually said those words or not...

The River

THE RIVER

British musical artist Cliff Richards once recorded a song called “The Water is Wide.” I understand that the song was actually based on an ancient ballad, but I cannot personally vouch for that. Yet, it is a very lovely, even haunting song which presents this Christian singer at his very best. The song opens with the lyrics: “The water is wide I can’t cross over And neither have I got wings to fly Give me a boat that can carry...

Point of no return

THE POINT OF NO RETURN

A small portion of the border between Canada and the United States involves the Niagara River. People from around the world have heard not only about the Niagara River, but more importantly, the Niagara Falls. This post will deal with the point of no return as one approaches the falls as well as metaphorical uses of the same phrase. The speed of the Niagara River varies from location to location as it flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario according...

Watching for Jesus

WATCHING FOR JESUS

We’ve all seen them. Cats who spend hours on hours day after day, year after year haunched on a window sill, peering at the world beyond. Why do they do this? Well, sure, they do it for the warmth of the sun, perhaps out of curiosity, perhaps because windows are elevated and heigth to a cat is a sign of dominance. Or, maybe they are just bored. But those aren’t the only reasons, perhaps not even the main reason. Watching...

Best practices

BEST PRACTICES

  • January 28, 2022
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I was in a webinar yesterday that was open to the public and which featured Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO. As you might imagine, the focus was on the Ukraine and Russia’s intentions on the eve of what might mean war. A catastrophic war. It didn’t take long for me to realize that Secretary General Stoltenberg is precisely the sort of leader that NATO needs as the West seeks to understand and confront this threat to the sovereignty...

Lamentations

LAMENTATIONS

The world we live in is a dangerous world. Sudden death is possible from nature when cars (or houses) fall into sinkholes that appear out of nowhere and ships are tossed by rogue waves. More commonly, tornados tear through homes with impunity and people are killed by their fellow man in drive-by shootings. Sometimes, death is not quick, as in the case of chronic diseases. Too often, unborn babies are, in the words of Shakespeare, “from their mother’s womb untimely...

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