Image by Mauro Borghesi from Pixabay I don’t know if you’ve ever tried to grow something, anything green, but I am not good at it. My dad has a natural ability to grow just about anything. It’s fun for me to watch him take on just about anything and see…
Why can’t the Holy Spirit if “He” is God speak of his own initiative? Why is it that “He” can only speak what “He” hears? In his gospel, John records Jesus talking about the Holy Spirit as he was preparing to leave the disciples, go to the cross, and then…
Image by 4653867 from Pixabay In the last blog post, I began to talk about the differences between the world system and kingdom character as far as the Beatitudes are concerned. These wholly different values pull this one way or the other. We must focus on the values Christ wants…
What is the most frightening book of the Bible? In my opinion, there are at least two. I don’t know that I can nail it down to just one. Each of my choices is frightening for different reasons. But I will give you my top two picks for frightening Bible…
What is the story of the prophet Elijah’s breakdown? How did Elijah repent? What are the steps taken for forgiveness, his assurance, and the result of his life? After the great victory Elijah got to witness as God used him to speak against the prophets of Baal on Mount Caramel…
After Paul’s supernatural change from Saul to Paul, is it possible that his missionary life would have been the most Christlike besides the savior himself? I don’t know that it was a supernatural change that happened as far as Paul’s name change. His experience with the Lord on the road…
Image by 4653867 from Pixabay Everybody seems to be looking for the American dream, the thing that will make us happy. We want comfort and to do whatever we want to do. Most people say that money is the way to do this. Everyone looks for “freedom” but barely anyone…
He who has an ear… What do you think that means from Revelations? This phrase appears eight times in Revelation (Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22; 13:9). In every instance except Revelation 13:9, it is followed by, “let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” This…
Image by 95C from Pixabay One of the most fundamental commands of philosophy is attributed to Socrates. He told us that one of the keys to understanding ourselves is to know ourselves. As simple as that sounds, it is one of the hardest things you will ever do. These two…
What food fell from the sky in the Bible? The food God provided for the Israelites in the wilderness for all 40 years of their wilderness wandering, well, even they didn’t know what to call it. The Bible calls it “manna.” But that is just a transliteration of the original…