One of my major joys comes from the fact that our Lord delights in the little things. My wife and I are both creative artists in many fields. One of the reasons the Lord brought us together is to be able to support each other in our creative endeavors. I’ve written several times about that unique way we are made in His image—our creativity. After all, He created it all from nothing, and John 1 makes it … Continue reading →
Because His imminent return grows closer, retaining comprehensive Godly focus becomes even more important. In our Western civilization, the pressures to lose our sense of reality have become nearly overwhelming. You need to work on that. After 45+ years of walking with Jesus, I still need to work on it often. Reality?! What’s that? Here I may lose several of you. If you have not realized yet that scripture is literally true, you need to talk with … Continue reading →
So, how can I explain Christian global warning principles without offense? In this day and age, it may not be possible. People seem to be actively seeking to be offended. Being offended does does not actually require thought. As a believer who takes scripture literally, I do need to affirm that the globe is getting warmer. I’m not surprised. In fact, as Roger Melquist told me, “Of course it’s getting warmer. It has been ever since the … Continue reading →
I’m reminded again that impatience guilt during transition can be tough. As mentioned, we have just made a huge move, to a brand new town [for us]. Due to many reasons, getting the house set up into a home this time takes far too long. So, I sit here—with a little time to relax and reflect—getting anxious because nothing seems to be happening. Actually, throughout the move, the Lord has been making His presence wonderfully known. We’ve … Continue reading →
I’ve published a sample of the new book on the Adobe servers. It’s about 75 pages of the various sections of the book. If you are interested in a review copy I recommend the PDF is reader’s spreads with the full color graphics. Let me know if you are interested. Here’s a link to the page with more information and purchase links. If word processor book production is taking up too much time and the results are … Continue reading →
One of the favorite books I’ve written in the past few years is The Training Place of Mankind: God’s Creation Explained For Normal Folk. It’s a retail read geared toward the bible teacher looking for something more understandable. It’s not rigidly scientific. As far as I am concerned, that battle has been fought and won. If you want more explanations of the content with a couple of reviews, check out the page. The scriptural arguments are compelling It’s a fun … Continue reading →
The prices have been reduced on The Narrow Gate and Knowing Jesus As His Bride from the Advanced Discipleship series. Plus, the three verse by verse epistle studies are also at $.99 The Easily Understanding Scripture series $.99 each There are three books released in this series so far. Finding the Power to Believe: A study of Philippians Learning to walk in freedom: A study of Galatians Godly Leadership & Power: A study of both Timothies The Advanced Discipleship … Continue reading →
This morning I am reading an article by Marc Coker (the founder of Smashwords) about what’s coming in near future for authors and publishers. He has some very good things to say. Here’s a quote that is particularly relevant to us. As a self published author, you’re the publisher. You’re running a business. The lifeblood of a business is profit, because profit generates cash. If you run out of cash, you go out of business. Since profit … Continue reading →
Galatians 5:7–8 You were doing so well until someone talked you out of obeying the truth. This persuasion did not come from Him who calls you. We must always be careful who we listen to. Over the years my wife and I have spent countless hours correcting strange beliefs held by immature Christians. Note carefully, I do not see any hint here that Paul is calling these people heathens. What he is saying is that the result … Continue reading →
Galatians 5:2–3 Look: I, Paul, say to you that if you accept circumcision, Christ will be of no advantage to you. I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that he is obligated to keep the whole law. You are severed from Christ, you who would be justified by the law; you have fallen away from grace. [ESV] This is outside most of our experience. It’s hard for us to fathom that becoming a male Jew … Continue reading →