25-14, FORGIVENESS, Stumbling Stone #3
PART 1 of 3Forgiving others, especially without their asking for it, is one of the hardest things that Jesus requires of us. It’s a common stumbling stone on the path of life and many Christians get stuck there. I know that very well and so do you. You would be right if you surmised that…
Read More25-13, HIS WAY, Stumbling Stone #2
God intends that our “cup” in life be full and running over. He wants us to have abiding freedom, peace and joy without the handicap of the pains, anger, fear, sinful habits, worry, and emptiness of soul that burden so many. He wants that for us so badly that the Father sent His Son to…
Read More25-12, The Cross, Stumbling Stone #1
“The word of the cross” is stumbling stone #1 (see post 25-11) because all that Jesus did for us, and all that He offers us now and forever, and all that He calls us to, is conditional on His cross and ours. Satan fears no truth more than this one, thus he applies the full…
Read More25-11, Jesus, A Stumbling Stone
We’d better get serious about what it means to follow Jesus. Only those who walk intimately with Him can have the light to see the deception in today’s darkness. And secondly, events in our world are shouting that our time is short. Many Christians stumble over Jesus’ words that pop up on the path of…
Read More25-10, The Red Letters
Over the years I have preferred Bibles with the words of Jesus in red. After all, it was His words that created the world; all things were created through Him and for Him; and He is the heir of all things.* Don’t His words stand out as worthy of special recognition? My pastor recently said…
Read More25-9, Extraordinary Faith for – –
January 21, 2025 is a big day in several ways. For one, it is the first day for our new president to begin working on his agenda before the break of dawn. This date is also the 500th anniversary of the Anabaptist Reformation, called the “Radical Reformation” for a reason – but that was then…
Read More25-8, “For Better or For Worse”
Wow, that was quite an inauguration speech! Impressive. Full of vision, hope and promises. My president should never be accused of being bashful! I cheered and teared and clapped more than once even if sitting alone. MOVING ONGod has always wanted a people who were HIS people amongst all the peoples. Those who represented His…
Read More25-7, The Musk Factor
When the most powerful man in the world invites the richest man in the world whose Starlink program will soon offer communication to every corner of the earth, and who is a front-runner in AI development including his Neuralink brain chip, and a leader in other technology like outer space exploration, it’s easy to see…
Read More25-6, “When All Hell Breaks Loose”
“The Musk Factor” will be next time. Sorry for the title today but it sounds fitting for what’s on my heart. We Americans have come to accept peace, security and opportunity as the norm, and few are spiritually, emotionally and physically prepared to deal with adversity. Most probably have at least a whiff of an…
Read More25-5, God’s Man for the Hour But – –
President Trump’s narrow escape from death at Butler could appear to be miraculous. Divine intervention – even an affirmation of God’s call upon his life for this time. I agree, but could we be missing something in that? To say that President Trump is God’s man for the hour is only to say that he…
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