What’s Love Got to Do with It? Part 2 Love+

Remember my earworm? (No. No. Not that wormy-thingy* Khan put in Chekov’s ear.) *the Ceti eel larva          Star Trek 2 – Khan puts larva in Chekhov’s ear.               No, rather, an earworm, as C. Philip Beaman and Tim I. Williams explained in the British Journal of […]

How Are Thee, Thou, Thy, and Thine Used in the Bible?

Have you ever gotten tangled up in the Second Person Singular Familiar found in the KJV? You know, those pesky “thee’s,” “thou’s, “thy’s,” and  “thine’s.” (Ooops, I forgot to include “thyself.”)         Have you ever been bewildered by its “art’s,” “wert’s,” and “wilt’s”? Those are some of the verb forms that go […]

Word: Graphḗ Rhéma Lógos

Q: When is the Word of God not the Word of God? A: When it’s the Word of God. OK? Got that? No? I’ll try again. When is the Word of God (Scripture) not the Word of God (spoken to the writers of the Scripture and to us)? When it’s the Word of God (God […]

How Can We Live By God’s Truth Even During the Hardships of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

In times of hardship and difficulties, we do not have to bound by our circumstances. In times of pain and suffering, we do not have to live an oppressed and downtrodden life. We can live a life given by God, focused on Christ, and empowered by the Holy Spirit. We can live the reality of […]

Can We Question and Complain to God About the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Suffering?

7 Lessons from Job: Can We Question God? – Part 2         In the Bible, the story of Job is the archetypal illustration of undeserved suffering. As such, what are lessons we can take from Job to help us in our times of hardship?        A Quick Look:   Lesson […]

Forego Fear, Practice Prudence, Pursue Peace

Let me ask you. How are you? How are you doing? Are you fearful in the world as it is today? Are you afraid of the future, for yourself, for your family? Are you scared by the news, by what you hear, see, and read online and from the Media? Or, Are you at peace […]

10 Reasons Not To Read The Bible

         Biblical Illiteracy, even among self-identified, church-attending Christians is rampant. Christians say the Bible is God’s Word, but even among Protestant churchgoers only a third spend time reading it every day. Few Protestant Churchgoers Read the Bible Daily by Aaron Earls                      10 […]

What Does Play Time Have to Do with Doing God’s Will?

  Some people seek God’s will as if it’s an answer from a Magic 8 ball: What is the right college for me? God, should I take this job? Is this one Mr/ Ms Right? Does “he loves me, he loves me not”?   A Model Parent   But, as I learn to be a […]

What Does the Bible Say About Faith and Works? – 2

  If you hav’ta, got’a, need’a know, where do you go?   To the beginning. To the source. To the root.   To the Word. To the Bible.   What Does the Bible Say About Faith and Works?   An apparent contradiction between the need for Faith vs Works appeared at the very beginning of […]

The Battle for Your Life: The Armor of God – Part 13

  Life in victory!   Do you live it? I pray that you do.   However, I have met a lot of Christians who have not even heard that a life in victory through Jesus the Christ is possible.   I know, I was one of them.   Life in Victory?   How many Christian […]