Be wise and resolve this
Another trip around the sun done, and a new one just barely begun. What awaits us in this brand spankin’ new year? What achievements, what challenges, what joys, what sorrows? For some, this… Continue reading
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12 Gifts of ChristX – Salvation
We used to do a “white elephant” gift exchange at our family Christmas party every year. It’s a lot of fun once the stealing starts. No gift you’ve selected is securely yours until… Continue reading
12 Gifts of ChristX – Freedom
Many who have not experienced it will balk at the idea that in Christ we have freedom. Like the Jews challenged by Jesus they would say, “We…have never been enslaved to anyone. How… Continue reading
12 Gifts of ChristX – Peace
If I were to ask you to say the first thing that comes to mind when I say “peace,” it’s unlikely you would respond with “Jerusalem.” Unless it was Opposite Day. The Middle… Continue reading
12 Gifts of ChristX – Belonging
Curse you, Madison Avenue. Your perfect little family Christmas….you know, with all the smiles and hugs, the busy kitchen and cozy fireplace, the beautiful and bountiful presents under the tree and sons and… Continue reading
Life’s a bitch
“Life’s a bitch. And then you die.” This nihilistic little pearl of wisdom was popular among my circle of friends in our younger years, usually spoken with an air of resignation….and a smile.… Continue reading
Don’t add stupid to guilty
How can anyone do such a thing? Have they no common human decency? What is the matter with people? The more I read the news, both current and past, the more attractive living… Continue reading
No rights for the Godless
It’s a rights free-for-all these days. Rights are in conflict with other rights; rights are being conferred and rights are being confiscated. And a lot of folks are feeling fairly frantic about it.… Continue reading
#2 On the fairness and fire-ness of hell
My views on this post went up exponentially after COVID first hit. A lot of people were suddenly awakened to the reality of their mortality. “What are you in for?” The convicted serial… Continue reading
# 3 Truth is an elephant
All this month I’ve been rerunning my top ten posts of my ten years in the blogosphere and I’m down to my top three. Aren’t you excited? In this one I use a… Continue reading
# 4 God’s love – a case from reason
It’s true. What the world needs now, and has always needed, is love. We need to treat others with love but we also need to know that we are loved, truly and unconditionally.… Continue reading
#5 God as Master Puppeteer
Coming in at number five of my top ten posts in my ten years as a blogger is this one on the doctrines of predestination and election….part of my series on barriers to… Continue reading
#10 No God, no hope
So I’m counting down my top ten blog posts to commemorate my ten-year blogging anniversary. Most of them earned a spot by number of views; a few by being well-liked. Number ten here… Continue reading
The final fork
I just can’t get into a storyline peppered with names like Smeagol, Boromir, and Isildur. Huh? Especially when they inhabit bizarre worlds constantly in danger from creepy or menacing orcs, balrogs, and the… Continue reading
God speaks
This is Part 6 of my personal reflection series 35 years a saint. You can read my introduction here. God is in the business of saving souls. He doesn’t want any to perish, his word says.… Continue reading