The Verse that Got Me In

The Verse that Got Me In

by | Jul 16, 2023 | California; finding Christ on a Californian campus, Competition; benign competition with God, Directionless, Emptiness on the inside, god complex, Got Me In, Independence from God, Johne 3:16-19, Salvation, The Salvation Army

Many know John 3:16 (“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.”) . . .      . . . that’s not the verse that Got Me In.   Verse 17 says,...
The Parable of the Ledge (Part 4 of 4)

The Parable of the Ledge (Part 4 of 4)

by | Dec 7, 2022 | Apologetics, Bullet, Church, Cross, Deception as a part of spiritual warfare, Ephesians 2:8-10, Faith, giving up human s., Humanity of a high mountain ledge, Hypocrites in church, Neutrality, not all churches are true to the Bible, Repentance, Salvation, Security, Spiritual war, The b. we deserve, the imagined n. of the scientific community, War, Wayne Gruden on r., what was accomplished on the c., Why Jesus Christ is Special, “Interested observer”

Alex Honnald – article cover picture — was featured on the cover of the May 2011 issue of National Geographic. He is free soloing (no climbing aides, no ropes) Mount Half Dome in Yosemite Valley in northern California.  Photo purchased for use herein. In parts...
Love Story (Genesis 24:28-66; Part 2 of 2)

Love Story (Genesis 24:28-66; Part 2 of 2)

by | Jan 28, 2022 | Abraham's unnamed servant, Answered p., God's will, Initiative, Knowing G.w., Picture of s., Prayer, Rebekah, Risk, Salvation, Taking the i., Unidentified servant of Genesis 24, Willingness to take r.

Abraham’s unnamed servant has gone to find a bride for his son, Isaac, as reported in Genesis 24:1-27 (see previous article entitled Love Story). Let’s pick up the story in verse 28. After answering the servant’s question about housing for the night, Rebekah was...
The Uncountable Multitude

The Uncountable Multitude

by | Oct 30, 2021 | Countable, Division, every n.t.l. and p., it’s not o. w., Large gatherings, Nation, tribe, language and people, One world, Praise, Revelation, Revelation 7:9, Salvation, Second coming of Jesus Christ, Super Bowl, World Cup viewerships, Uncountable

 Revelation 7:9 tells us about a gathering which exceeds all other gatherings: “. . . there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and in front of the Lamb.” ...