Encouragement / Heavenly Minded

Reconciling the God of the Old with the God of the NT # 2 of 4

Hi all, We left last week talking about how the knowledge of God is progressive within the framework of who He is. That frame work never changes,

Reconciling the God of the Old with the God of the NT # 1 of 4

Hi all, One of the biggest struggles Christians have is reconciling the God of the Old Testament with Jesus' claims of the goodness of the Father

The Name #3 of 3

Hi all, This installment is about unbelief, what it is, how to get rid of it. The word 'unbelief' is used several times in the New Testament,

The Name #2 of 3

Hi all, Let's pick it up where we left off last week. Peter's faith was focused....where? In Acts 3:16 Peter stood with the formerly

The Name #1 of 3

Hi all, In many situations in the gospels as well as in our time, the reason people didn't see miracles in their lives was due to their

Elijah and the Whirlwind, # 3 of 3

Hi all, Elijah and Elisha have now left Gilgal in II Kings 2, and arrive in Bethel. Bethel means 'house of God'. Bethel is where

Elijah and the Whirlwind, #2 of 3

Hi all, We left Elijah and Elisha walking away from the border area, Gilgal. I've been sharing how we can't live with one foot in the past and one

Elijah and the Journey to the Whirlwind, #1 of 3

Hi all, Today we talk about the process of our walk with the Father God and with the Lord Jesus. Paul stated in I Corinthians 10: 11 that

Thoughts About Creation #4 of 4, Dinosaurs?

Hi all, We will complete this fun series thinking about dinosaurs and lots more. I ended last week talking about 2 judgments by flood, and how

Thoughts about Creation #3 of 4, Are We Alone? 2 Floods

Hi all, Are we alone? How old is the universe? Years ago I really wanted to know how old is the universe and are we alone? Is it 14 billion

Thoughts about Creation #2 of 4, Macro/Micro Evolution, How Big is Heaven?

Hi all, I promised to cover macro-evolution and micro-evolution at the close of last week's 'Thoughts'. It starts with this: He has to

Something Lighter: Thoughts About Creation 1 of 4, Why am I Here?

Hi all, I was sitting in an airplane in the summer of 1992, part way through a very long flight headed for Russia to help start churches. Out

Understanding the Limits of Grace #1 of 3; The Limits of Grace

Hi all, I often say this to understand the differences between judgment, mercy, and grace: Judgment is getting what you deserve. Mercy is not

God’s Secrets #3, Why we know what we know

Hi all, I started this series quoting Deuteronomy 29: 29: "The secret things belong to the Lord, but the things revealed belong to us and to our

God’s Secrets #2, Judging God

Hi all, In Genesis 15 when the Lord revealed to Abraham he was going to be a father and his offspring would become as numerous as the stars he

What He keeps from us #1

Hi all, It was the first time Barb made the statement we've since repeated several times. We were driving and reviewing hardships in life we've

Emotional reasoning or rational thinking #4

Hi all, In John 7: 19-25 Jesus asks why the leaders wanted to kill Him, but the people's emotional reaction could have come from our time: "You're

Emotional Reasoning or Rational Thinking #2

Hi all, As ancient Israel settled into the land, built a temple, and cities grew, the need of city dwellers to buy animals for the required