As many of you know, I strongly dislike lyrical prose, allegory, and poetry. But this one got to me. It may be that it brought me back to a lot of what I have experienced with the church as a … Continue reading →
This trilogy started out with one of the best books I have read for many years. A Cast of Stones brought me into the life of a brutalized orphan, Errol, in a way which I have not enjoyed in a long … Continue reading →
When I saw the cover, I said to myself, “Uh-oh.” From the description, I saw this is not what I usually read. But the Holy Spirit kept urging me to read it. This is a wonderful book Eli Rathebohn is … Continue reading →
As you probably know, I read a lot [2-5 books a week]. I like Clancy, Cussler, De Brul, Dale Brown, Brad Thor, early Vince Flynn, W.E.B Griffin’s speculative Presidential Agent series, Baldacci’s Camel Club series, and so on. Most of … Continue reading →
Now that we have established that we are indeed the wife of the Messiah, we need to look at how the wife is to behave. Let’s paraphrase that also to see what is actually said, and see how it applies … Continue reading →
Today I am dealing with my inadequacies as a husband. I stupidly did something [again] that hurt my wife. I can ask her to forgive me and ask the Lord to forgive me—but the fact remains that I hurt her … Continue reading →
Made in the image of God Now comes the wonderful part. We are made in Jesus’ image. Part of that is experienced as we grow up in the Lord and begin to be fruitful. The fruit of the Holy Spirit … Continue reading →
Though we believe it is true that you can be saved without what we now call the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, I’m not sure about that. It may well be true that this empowerment of the Holy Spirit is … Continue reading →
Chapter Two; Verse 1–2 If there is any encouragement from belonging to Christ? Any comfort from his love? Any fellowship in the Spirit? Any brotherly love and compassion? Then complete my joy by being of one mind, one love, united in … Continue reading →
Verse 1:27b-28 …you stand in one spirit, side-by-side, fighting for the Gospel, not in any way frightened by your opponents—which is a sign for them of their destruction, but a sign for you of your salvation from God. Our fearlessness … Continue reading →