Not that long ago I wrote a blog about what I called “Jonah Christians,” believers who feel that certain types of people should not be given a second chance even by God Himself, much the way that Jonah felt about the hated Assyrians. This time I want to zero in on a specific group that […]
When you think of a Fisherman, does a rough and rowdy sort come to mind? I used to think of men that cuss like sailors and sing a shanty as they drink. They spend their days casting nets and comparing their catch of the day. But today, I see that fishing takes great patience and […]
2 Timothy 3:1-5: But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God, having a […]
A lot of times, life does not make sense. When a seemingly pointless tragedy happens it can be hard if not impossible to understand. Case in point: In July 2021 I lost an 18-year-old relative to gunfire. Taylor was a good, hardworking young Christian man just getting started in life, yet in his prime he […]
In the Holy Bible there is mention of woman that touched the hem of Jesus’ garment for healing, three different parts of scripture in the book of Matthew and Luke are told from a different perspective. Luke 8:43-46— “Now as a woman, having a flow of blood for twelve years, who had spent all her […]
Not long ago I wrote a blog on whether or not salvation was by works. Of course, it is by faith. Our works give evidence of our salvation. They are incapable of producing or maintaining it. However, in addition to the fact that there are preachers and parishioners out there who make it sound like […]
When people argue or otherwise have issues with each other and then resolve the problem, things often go back to normal. In the future, however, when there is another dispute, sometimes one party will bring up what the other did the last time or even a long time ago. They may do this to each […]
The term “Ambire” means “to aim for” in Latin and evolved into “Ambitio.” Today the word “Ambition” is used to describe aspiring young adults. Someone labeled as ambitious would be expected to be successful and a hard worker or at the very least, striving to meet these goals. The Holy Bible warns against selfish ambitions, […]
Many people, at least among the older and middle-aged, know about the account of Jonah being swallowed by a big fish or whale and spending three days in its belly. Fewer know how he came to be there in the first place or what happened afterwards. God had told Jonah to go to the city […]
Throughout much of Church history, believers have had the mistaken idea that they have to force the lost to convert to Christianity. The emperor Charlemagne, for example, who lived from the 740’s to 814 AD, would have pagans executed if they did not convert to the faith. [1] Although the purposes of the Roman Catholic […]