The absence of punctuation in Hebrew raises challenges for translators. However, we use a dot to signify the end of a thought in English. However, each of us has a dot in our future. Life’s dot is inevitable, but for believers, it marks the beginning of a new story.
Tag: Heaven
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Strangers and Sojourners
Since this is Labor Day, I thought I’d include this dialog from the movie “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” Delmar O’Donnell: You work for the railroad, Grampa?Blind Seer: I work for no man.Delmar O’Donnell: Got a name, do you?Blind Seer: I have no name.Ulysses Everett McGill: Well, that right there may be the reason you’ve […]
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Are You in a Thin Place?
If I ask if you are in a thin place, you may conclude that I’m either asking about dieting or ice skating. I’m not. I recently learned about thin places from a blog, “Between Fangs And Feathers” by Steve Lummer. The idea of “thin places” traces back to Celtic Christians, but all of us have […]
Posted inJudgment, Resurrection
What Grade Did You Get?
At the end of a course, when I went to college, the professor would type a one-page list showing each person’s name (no political correctness) and the final grade they received. He or she would then take a thumbtack and post the final grades on a corkboard outside the professor’s office. When the students found […]
Posted inLearning, Life
Between My Ears
Scientists, generally, and archeologists, specifically, as well as anti-Israeli nations, have argued for decades that the nation of Israel doesn’t deserve the land it possesses because there is no evidence that the Jews ever actually possessed this land. But the time for that conjecture has passed. In 2015, a ten-year-old boy discovered an “unprecedented” find. […]
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Between My Ears
As Christians, we often speak of the Gospel, the Good News of Jesus, the Son of God. But, if asked, can we give an immediate, concise answer? A dear friend and spiritual mentor taught me to always have a one-minute, five-minute, and twenty-minute “message in my pocket.” His thinking and I found it true, was […]
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Between My Ears
Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.John 12:26 NLT Jesus spoke this text shortly before He was arrested, tried, crucified, and then resurrected. Forty days later He ascended into heaven (Acts 1:1-3 NLT). His message to […]
Posted inJesus, Judgment
Difficult Road
We’ve probably all heard, “If you’re the smartest person in the room, you are in the wrong room.” This may be true, but I can do one better. If the road you’re on is easy, you’re on the wrong road! Jesus said: “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to […]