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Jesus Revolution

JESUS REVOLUTION

One of the more popular movies this spring is actually a surprise to many, and that’s a movie called Jesus Revolution, which is based on the lives of three ministers who lived and preached during the late sixties-early seventies. It chronicles their response to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit during those times. The ministers are Chuck Smith (played by Kelsey Grammer), Lonnie Frisbee (played by Jonathan Roumie) and Greg Laurie (played by Joel Courtney) all located in Southern California....

Nobody Loves Me

NOBODY LOVES ME

  • February 13, 2023
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Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. On this occasion, people will be pledging their love to their husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends and others with cards, candy and flowers. However, some people will not get a valentine this year. They feel like Lucy Moderatz in the movie “While You Were Sleeping.” Life seems to be passing them by. They wonder if they will ever find true happiness with a significant other. They also must wonder why it hasn’t happened to them...

Teamwork

TEAMWORK!

  • January 22, 2023
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I get occasional inspiration for my blog watching sermons from Christ Fellowship in McKinney, TX which is about 1,500 miles from where I live now. My wife Deena and I used to attend there just before and after we got married before we moved to our present location. We watch their services on Sundays when we can. Today, the message was about wittnessing to our families, our co-workers, and the people we encounter on any given day. Using selected Bible...

Superstition

SUPERSTITION

Most people today understand that the Middle Ages were sometimes called the Dark Ages, because with the exception of some monasteries and later the emergence of universities, learning in Europe ceased around the time of the fall of Rome.  In the absence of the scientific method and the rational approaches to discovery that we have today to explain causal relationships, covariation, etc. people turned to empiricism and fortune telling to bring order to their lives and while this period was...

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...

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