Happy Father’s Day weekend to all Dads who mean well and do the best they know how. May God be patient with us all, just like He was with my father. ◊ My father died 30 years ago at the age… Read More ›
Abundant Living
Winning the Race
“The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.” 1 ◊… Read More ›
For Daughters Only
While fathers have a crucial role in the upbringing of their sons, they have a particularly significant role and impact in the healthy development of their daughters. ◊ I’ve noted in the past that “as the father goes, so goes… Read More ›
Viewpoints on ROMANS 7
What does the Bible really say about divorce? Am I still beholden to anything in Old Testament law? Can I lose my salvation if I keep sinning? ◊ There are 3 major items that come to the forefront when one… Read More ›
The Struggle in ROMANS 7
Do you still struggle with sin as a Christian? Apart from the gift of God, we are beholden to our sinful nature. How do you reconcile this? ◊ As discussed in previous chapter studies of the BOOK of ROMANS, the… Read More ›
Mother on Your Mind?
On Mother’s Day, our Mothers need more than a day off. They need something they don’t often receive. ◊ Why do children cry out for their Mommy when they get hurt? Why do soldiers cry out for their Mother when… Read More ›
Number 40 in the Bible
Numbers have symbolic meaning in the Bible. The number “40” is pervasive and connected to the fulfillment of God’s promises, not all of them positive. ◊ Ten years ago, I wrote a Biblical Viewpoint post titled The Number 40 in… Read More ›
Viewpoints on ROMANS 6
Do you still sin as a Christian? Aren’t we supposed to have a “new life” and not sin anymore? Why do we keep struggling? How do we really change? ◊ If ROMANS Chapter 6 is about the Christian believer’s new… Read More ›
Agog Over Gog and Magog?
With new troubles in the Middle East, all the end times pundits come out again in droves. Here we go again. ◊ I will actually take a break from our study of ROMANS to address a hot and current topic…. Read More ›
The Life in ROMANS 6
How does one go from old to new, sin to grace, death to life? It doesn’t make sense, until one becomes a slave to righteousness. ◊ If you look at the final verses of ROMANS Chapter 5, there’s the notion… Read More ›
Viewpoints on ROMANS 5
The Gospel of Christianity is actually a twofold choice. Most Christians really only experience half of it. ◊ Alright, let’s be clear. We’re in need of forgiveness because we’re sinful, and everyone is sinful in God’s eyes since the beginning… Read More ›
The Results in ROMANS 5
So what’s so good about faith? And what does a man dying on a cross 2,000 years ago have to do with it? How does that relate to me and my life? ◊ Christians have been told that there is good… Read More ›