Photo by James Pond on Unsplash First, I want to make certain that you know this if you have accepted Jesus as your Savior and Lord of your life then you are part of the Church. I could write a book on Acts 4:19-31, but better people than I have already quite adequately addressed this passage of Scripture. …
To give you a sense of how things have changed since Mom and I were teenagers, here’s a part of the lyrics to a hit song by Anne Murray. All the Top 10 radio stations played it, and other artists such as Loretta Lynn, Joan Baez, and Elvis Presley put out their versions of the …
I’ve got Andraé Crouch singing “Jesus Is The Answer” in my head. Chorus: Jesus is the answer, for the world today, Above Him there’s no other, Jesus is the way. 3x Verse Two: I know you’ve got mountains, That you think you cannot climb, I know your skies are dark, You think the sun won’t shine, …
Many years ago, in a lifetime far, far, away… That’s how my Star Wars began. I didn’t literally mean lifetimes, but the different life I had when I was young. A time when I spent many wonderful years playing bass and six-string guitar in gospel groups. That “lifetime” is extra beautiful since that is …
Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash You may remember from your high school math class that an axiom is “a statement of truth that does not require a proof. The dictionary definition is a statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.” There are a set of axioms about God. Every Christian needs to …
I was sitting on a bench in our backyard this morning when I noticed our hibiscus plant had withered and two bulbs that had started to grow were now dead. It was kind of sad and it got me thinking about my life. There have been times in my life when I was a withered Christian. …
Last time we talked about the day eternity changed. This time I want us to fully understand that when God poured out His wrath on Jesus they had the complete plan of salvation worked out with exact clarity. # His vision is complete It’s said that Mozart, the great music composer, never wrote down a …
I remember as if were yesterday when my mother grabbed my arm and dragged me out of a Sunday night church service. It was at Temple Baptist Church. I was six or seven years old. I had squirmed, made noises, refused to just lay down on the floor and sleep. I was in full rebellion …
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
Thanks to @theaaronburden for making this photo available freely on @unsplash I decided to start this blog after one of my sons said he was struggling with his faith. Specifically, he felt the Scriptures do not align. So, he began calling himself a “red letter” Christian. He believes the words of Jesus that are …
