Death: The Ultimate Rude Interruption

                      Death. What is it … … the end of life on this mortal plane? … the beginning of the hereafter? … the start of the last transformation? Death, Be Not Rude Death drafts behind Disease, Disaster, and Destruction like the second place car on the […]

The Disciples and the Great Commission

  In Matthew’s gospel, the last words Jesus spoke to His disciples are what Christians call “The Great Commission.” This is the mission that Yeshua commissioned His disciples to do in order to continue His work: expanding the Kingdom of Heaven/ God on earth. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in […]

God Knows You! Do You Want to Know Him?

  Do you know you are known by God? Yes, God knows you. God, the Creator of the Universe, knows you, and every “you” who ever was, is, or will live.   How do I know? The Bible tells me so.   God Knows You   The Creator of the Universe knows everything about you […]

The Response to Salvation: Faith AND Works – 5

  The Response to Salvation:       So, is it Works without Faith? Or, is it Faith without Works?   Could it be …      Faith AND Works?      What is to be the Christian Response to Salvation?   Faith AND Works?   Yes, our salvation is by grace, through Faith. But […]

Can Paul and James be reconciled on Faith and Works? – 4

  Now, “back at the ranch,” the saga continues:   Faith or Works? Faith and Works? Faith alone? Faith and Works and More? No Faith, merely intellectual assent?   My head is about to explode! Is there a way out of this conundrum!?   Can Paul and James be reconciled?   Paul’s View about Faith […]

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 8

  Do you have Faith? Have you ever thought about faith as a defense against satan?   Well, guess what… It is!   The Shield of Faith   16 in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. […]

No More New Year’s Resolutions – Part 3

This perfection is the restoration of man to the state of holiness from which he fell, by creating him anew in Christ Jesus, and restoring to him that image and likeness of God which he has lost.                Adam Clarke Have you ever tried to restore something?   Like restoring your relationship with your spouse […]