Some Went Along (Acts 10:23)

Some Went Along (Acts 10:23)

by | Jul 27, 2021 | Acts, Acts 10:23 & 11:12, Associates along with us to c., Confirm, Establishing what was done and said and what happened, going w. another to establish what was said and done and what happened, Guidance through scripture, Safety in numbers, With

Therese was praying, “Lord should I go to Cuba with the team from our church?  Please give me something from the Bible to show whether I should go or not .”   Short Term Missions are popular. People can take a week or two from their vacation time, go to a...
Understanding the Fears of Others
 (Job 16)

Understanding the Fears of Others
 (Job 16)

by | Jul 12, 2021 | American fears of Soviet Russia, Each afraid of the other, Perspective gained through passage of time, Russian fears of America, Soviet communism, Understanding the fears of others

Looking at Job 16 again today, we observe that understanding had broken down. Consider an example of this from my youth.  I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s when the Communists of the Soviet Union caused fear in American minds and hearts. Communism was the boogy...
Checklist for Applicants
 (Job 16)

Checklist for Applicants
 (Job 16)

by | Jul 7, 2021 | Application to become Job's comforter, Convinced I am r. when I am actually wrong, Convinced I am right, when actually w.
, Job 16, Job's comforter, Right, The title J.C., Wrong

“You are miserable comforters” (v. 2). In essence, Job said, “You are unaware of how you are presenting yourselves . . .  you don’t understand yourselves.” Hence the sarcastic term Job’s Comforter (J.C.) has come down to us as one who means well, but makes...