I was a fire bug when I was younger. Fire fascinated me, that is until one day when I burned myself play with fire. It's amazing how instructional pain can be if you let it! But why is it we keep insisting on learning life's lessons the hard way? Why...
All the sins and mistakes of all the people in the world who have ever lived all combined together and multiplied by a thousand plus ten can NEVER overpower God's love and peace! Individually, our sins can never overpower Him. Collectively, our sins cannot exhaust Him. If that were remotely...
Most of us know the German legend about Faust and his deal with the devil. Faust is a bit of a con man but he's unhappy with his life so he sells his soul to the devil in exchange for unlimited earthly knowledge and pleasure. Of course, the story...
10 March 2020 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7 In these days of the Wuhan virus spread, it is easy to forget the sober truth of God’s eternal love and care for us....
One of the most vivid memories of my childhood was a punishment I received for making a mess in the basement of our house when I was just a boy. But this is what made it so memorable. The truth is I was always a kid who took the...
I don't believe in "fairness." Really! I really don't believe in it at all. Oh, I get the concept, don't get me wrong, but I simply don't believe humans are capable of it. At least not yet, anyway. Frankly, I'm convinced the Evil One uses our innate knowing that fairness...
When I was a teenager, the older generation was very upset about our modern music! And the movies that Hollywood was producing that we loved, they were sure was ruining our lives and causing us to be violent or promiscuous or rebellious? Sound familiar? So, the question is does music...
Why does the Bible say that God is angry? Especially when you read me write that we can't make God angry. And even more, if we can change God's mood, we claim to have power over God. And that idea, dear friends, is ludicrous on its face! So, what does...
Let’s face it, we had it great in Paradise! It was the perfect place to get to know God and each other. It was set up specifically for that purpose. But, alas, we had to leave that paradise because of the mortal danger of eating from the Tree of...
The Holy Scriptures have some basic meta-narratives that are consistent throughout the scriptures. One of these meta narratives is faithfulness vs. unfaithfulness. From Eden through the Nation of Israel and the Prophets and the kings right up to the Battle of Armageddon, those who are faithful to God and those...
