2022-07-13 12:54
It’s amazing to consider that the entire plan of God for mankind can fit in the palm of your hand. We’re not talking about the Bible in a cellphone app. The Bible itself, printed… Read More
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Life, love, head, and heart. Brazil, USA, and points in between on a missions compass.
2021-12-09 06:00
During my time off from work, I decided to write about some of my favorite Bible passages. It’s a given that certain texts of the Bible speak to us at different times and varying stage… Read More
2021-12-07 13:24
As we enjoy our time of rest, I’m reminded of a post or blog I saw somewhere about the “theology of rest.” Everything nowadays is theology. A. Campbell ranted about theolog… Read More
2021-11-16 15:55
We dig in the earth for minerals or holes for water. We dig in books for information. We dig in the back of the closet for forgotten items like coats or blankets. We’re weren’t c… Read More
2021-09-25 23:48
I felt lazy so I just clipped the poem and pasted it. Enjoy! Read More
2021-09-12 00:50
Some things fall into place from the start. Others take time, but suddenly all the pieces fit when least expected. Still other things hobble along with little hope of resolution.
In every ca… Read More
2021-08-15 01:31
Good Bible teachers have been insisting on this point for years, but people still ignore it when it serves their purpose. When reading the Bible, one must take all that the Sacred Book says… Read More
2021-06-10 23:16
An online devotional started out by saying,
Weekly church attendance gives you a designated time to worship God. This is fulfilling the greatest commandment to love God with all your heart… Read More
2021-03-10 15:00
The word “experience” in religious and spiritual settings is dangerous. For so many it means emotionally charged moments — moments that have nothing to do with God in reali… Read More
2021-03-03 10:44
She asked what makes me feel safe.
In reply I say: To have beside me
The Almighty God. No circumstance will chafe,
External factors will never trouble or guide me.
I do not say that God is i… Read More
2021-02-24 14:37
On my microblog, “R’s Commonplace Book,” its subtitle is “God in the details.” This is an allusion to the phrase that “the devil is in the details.”… Read More
2021-01-26 11:30
“I will lead blind Israel down a new path,
guiding them along an unfamiliar way.
I will brighten the darkness before them
and smooth out the road ahead of them.
Yes, I will indeed do t… Read More
2021-01-22 00:22
What joy to meet with God’s own saints,
In greetings face to face;
We mutually lift our heavy weights,
In love and warm embrace.
In common our pains and gains we share,
Whatever may be… Read More
2021-01-17 11:27
I took an old hymn, “As the Sun Doth Daily Rise,” and revised it. I couldn’t find a video or audio without instruments, so you can do your own search. Do you prefer the ori… Read More
2020-12-26 10:53
Do you approach the coming year
With expectation or trembling fear?
With hope and faith in God I face
The day, for I’m awash in grace.
Yes, I am weak, but God is strong,
So when the da… Read More
2020-11-27 00:16
Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do; each must be put to death for his own sin. Deuteronomy 24.16.
Moses said it by inspi… Read More
2020-08-23 00:57
Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do; each must be put to death for his own sin. Deuteronomy 24.16.
Moses said it by inspi… Read More
2020-07-19 23:20
So what’s it been now, four, five months? How does it feel to live in lockdown? Is there anything we can learn from this experience?
#1. We can’t live in isolation. We need peopl… Read More
2020-03-20 15:18
I like informality. I love working from my home office in flip-flops and bermudas. Ceremony is not my bailiwick. Most people today are non-traditional as well. The laid-back approach ha… Read More
2020-02-22 09:52
Jesus is no more a newborn king,
But now, exalted in heaven, is reining,
To the Son of Man the virgin Mary gave birth,
He came to save mankind from sin, in death.
Jesus is no more a little c… Read More
2019-11-22 11:45
Why do poets off themselves
Five times more than others do?
Besides the fact that no one reads
Their work, though every soul approves?
To their own self they seek to be true.
On praise alone… Read More
2019-10-19 21:23
Adopting an infinite mindset in a world consumed by the finite can absolutely cost a leader their job. —Simon Sinek
CVS bucked the financial bottom line in order to look out for the he… Read More
2019-10-02 19:59
People who believe that God wants to enrich their bank accounts and solve all their health issues engage in materialistic thinking. The health-and-wealth gospel gets just about everything wr… Read More
2019-09-02 10:53
The longer on earth a saint remains,
The stronger grows desire for heaven;
The body feels its aging pains,
And more to God’s own side he’s driven.
The heavier load of life direct… Read More
2019-08-27 21:08
For the children. Can be sung to the tune of “Jesus Loves Me.”
Jesus changes everything!
Now with him my heart can sing.
He gives me a peaceful mind.
Love and happiness I find.
C… Read More
2019-08-15 15:56
God created man and woman and joined them in marriage. Needs are met mutually as each serves the other. The family is the basis of all good society. Marriage holds many blessings. Bless the… Read More
2019-08-06 21:18
Alzheimer’s is a terrible disease, because it robs a person of his memory. People have had mates or parents ask, “Who are you?” Such loss of memory robs one of his life.
No… Read More
2019-04-18 22:14
NOTE: This article uses simple English for the widest possible audience.
In ancient times, a powerful man named Naaman caught a horrible skin disease. The disease eats away the body’s… Read More
2019-04-14 20:06
Books and Bibles piled upon my desk,
With scattered pens and papers, a surface dressed
For work, a keyboard pulling quotes and thoughts
Together, in order, before they’re lost.
What my… Read More
2019-04-13 19:24
God, as just and justifier, gave
His only Son in sacrifice, to save
A broken soul — not any soul, but mine —
And yours as well — by his eternal design.
Before us, near us… Read More
2019-03-17 16:05
For children born in a world of hate, have hope —
They’ll learn to love in a godly home where hearts
Are tender, eyes aren’t haughty, ears are quick
To hear the word of God… Read More
2019-01-13 10:03
Timidity is infectious. Many a church would be stronger if it were weeded out–just as Gideon’s army was. Its weakness lies in its great numbers, not because numbers necessarily w… Read More
2019-01-11 09:47
“… he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth” Lk 1.15
No one is born into spiritual gianthood. Some are born with a silver spoon in their mouths, into… Read More
2018-12-25 09:38
Merry Christmas to you and yours, with peace
And joy and love — may all your borders increase —
Except for added inches around your waist —
Of all the pies and cakes may yo… Read More
2018-12-24 19:53
Sufficient for the day is evil’s work,
But more is gentle grace we must not shirk.
For every need, his mercies overflow
The humble heart — God is never slow
To answer prayer and… Read More
2018-12-23 15:28
Along the farthest coasts and islands of the sea,
As far as richest mind can reach to the world’s extremes,
The folly of man pursues, and from it none is free:
The wisest, best and pur… Read More
2018-12-19 10:03
Make fun of lists? Who’d do a thing like that?
By lists mankind for years has lived and thrived!
And God likes lists! Sons of Jehoshaphat,
Our dos and don’ts, the virtues God has… Read More
2018-12-16 09:03
James 3.1-12
The tongue a blessing? Now there’s a thought!
Let few be teachers — what weighty task!
With dangers and trials the work is fraught —
For wisdom and rein of lip… Read More
2018-12-14 12:01
Proverbs 29.12-14
In common have the rich and poor
That God gives life to both;
To hate one’s neighbor saints abhor —
God blesses love and truth Read More
2018-12-13 11:38
The crimes of man seem cruel and cold —
except our own, acceptable and reasonable.
We justify without limits — sin
a construct in our agile minds.
Society’s ills are a sham… Read More
2018-12-10 13:17
Inspired by “A Collect for the Renewal of Life“
O God, the King eternal, light
Dividing, piercing densest dark,
Who puts the shadow of death to flight,
To birth the morn with bri… Read More
2018-12-07 11:40
WordPress has updated its software to use what they call Gutenberg editor. We’ll be evaluating it over the next few weeks, but some say it’s not a good move. It appears to compli… Read More
2018-12-02 12:51
Look up toward the sky. Who created everything you see? The Lord causes the stars to come out at night one by one. He calls out each one of them by name. His power and strength a… Read More
2018-11-30 11:17
Matthew 26.6-13
In leper Simon’s house, a woman came
To anoint the Lord, ignoring taunts of shame.
She gladly broke her alabastar jar
To pour on his head perfume that came from afar.
… Read More
2018-10-30 12:10
The powers of earth are weak, despite their noise,
Little can they do against the saints;
They cannot make the dead arise from the grave,
Or reach into the Beyond to steal the soul.
They&rsq&hell…Read More
2018-10-24 17:30
Where, O God, is the man or woman who seeks
your name, who desires above all things the kingdom?
Where walks the faithful heart in full obedience?
Let me be one of these rare souls, with fir… Read More
2018-10-10 22:40
Be still, my soul, and quiet thy busy mind —
Thy blood is stirred, no space for God to move;
He’d come possess thy cares and care for thee,
But thou must let him, humble and sile… Read More
2018-08-24 12:57
A birthday calls to mind the growing snowball
Of time, and where it ends, the unknown valley
Of death, so we stop counting years — the clock
Cannot be stopped, so we ignore its sound Read More
2018-08-12 11:34
When you woke up and opened your eyes this morning, what was your first thought? At some point in the waking process, did you think, “Wow, I’m alive! God has given me yet another… Read More
2018-08-05 15:53
To break free
of the selfish me,
the poor victim —
the need and lack —
melancholy,
gratitude is the need,
thanksgiving the ticket
out from chains
of mental bondage Read More
2018-07-25 12:30
The fight for simple things is fierce.
Life is not an easy road.
Sin and human thought confuse.
Our God is one, his way is clear Read More
2018-06-27 14:59
In the spiritual realm, our senses deceive us. The invisible is what is most real and durable. All we see will perish.
Paul says we walk by faith, not by sight, 2 Cor 5.7. The way of God is… Read More
2018-05-26 16:30
The tree that towered above the rest
Came crashing down, toppled by Wind;
Though tall and broad, with terrible boast,
Its trunk was hollow, and failed to stand.
What’s left are dying r… Read More
2018-05-19 20:18
So God was there, as always,
Himself complete, the three of him,
and we want to ask, how long
of eternity before he decided
to create — what a nonsensical question!
As if minutes and s… Read More
2018-04-29 12:48
In time, the weights of life increase,
God exercises the working soul.
The lifting strains will never cease,
His power you learn more and more to extol.
Burdens remain, the heart discerns
To… Read More
2018-04-27 12:42
Today, I meet with God, in faith,
In deep and copious blessings I bathe,
I live in truth in Jesus’ death.
Today, my needs the Lord provides,
His tender mercy to justice adds,
And chang… Read More
2018-03-07 12:15
At such a time as this has God
placed you where you are, to act
on behalf of his people. Many will scoff
and scorn you. Silence is not an option.
Speak surely and firmly, with love,
the Word… Read More
2018-02-17 16:55
To you I cry, O Lord of lights,
Illumine my soul, and hear my plea;
The devil is near with flaming darts,
Make swift my feet, that I might flee.
Come touch my heart and make me whole,
Fill e… Read More
2018-01-21 09:07
Which is the more dangerous sin, the one that creates a chemical dependency, such as drugs or alcohol, and destroys a body, or the one that creates an emotional or behavioral aberration, suc… Read More
2018-01-11 09:30
If you let him, God will turn your life upside-down. Or rather, right-side up. He will work a great thing in you.
He will not leave you where you are, but will sweep away the trash of selfis… Read More
2018-01-08 22:03
A world of peoples, cultures, languages,
Lies beyond my small horizon,
Across oceans, over mountains,
Around the corner from my house.
My little circle draws a line
To neatly hold my loved o… Read More
2018-01-01 22:11
A new Bible, a new journal, a new page,
a new day, a new start, a new age —
So much newness! So much hope! Unspoken fear!
Can I really and truly change in this new year?
Growth has hap… Read More
2017-12-25 12:19
This little gem was sent to my Cloudburst poetry list back in 2008. Nobody saw it outside that now defunct list. (Here’s the post I wrote on the occasion.) So I thought I’d reviv… Read More
2017-12-24 00:03
The Great Commission has been quoted, preached on, written about, and dissected frequently, as one of the texts that has received some of the most attention in biblical studies. Deservedly s… Read More
2017-12-08 11:03
Last week, I started jotting down ideas for 2018 in my green-colored pen. Within a short time, twelve ideas, large and small, appeared. From those, new pages were needed to fill out some of… Read More
2017-11-08 11:47
“How,” the man thought to himself, “how
Did I ever reach this lowest point in my life?
And now it seems I have no strength to stop.
The end is in sight, this path’s i… Read More
2017-10-26 12:58
A few weeks ago I went to the bread store near our house to pick up quite a few items for breakfast, since our son and family were going to eat with us. I grabbed a little basket from the st… Read More
2017-10-18 01:03
Who prays for me? A few I know,
But many must hasten to heaven’s gate
Whose names I’d never guess—they go
To God on my behalf—up straight
Their intercessions rise.
I… Read More
2017-10-03 17:02
People around me know I talk until I’m blue in the face about the importance of reading and studying the Scriptures. You can’t be a faithful disciple without giving regular, cons… Read More
2017-09-01 12:11
Seven spirits, searching eyes,
Wheels spinning, whispers blowing,
Dwelling, changing, dwindling passions,
Filling with joy, to fight the demons,
Words of comfort, willing partner,
Peace desc… Read More
2017-08-19 14:03
2 Kings 2.1-18
Elijah moved from place to place, and with him,
Faithfully, his man Elisha. Prophets
Said along the way the Lord would take him.
Elisha cried before the wind and chariots Read More
2017-08-17 12:32
By sin or silence, let us never block
The light of Christ! The world is lost in blackest
Night! Let burning lamps be set on high
For all to see, the church shining on the hill.
Inspired by a… Read More
2017-08-15 20:12
In 2 Peter, the threat to the church comes from within. False teachers were bringing false doctrine and immorality into the church. Peter wants to warn the saints away and strengthen them ag… Read More
2017-08-11 10:57
Post an article on doctrine, and especially on one of the brotherhood’s favorite subjects, and our people will flock to it. Post one on prayer, evangelism, the Christian virtues, or so… Read More
2017-08-10 16:03
A need may go for years unmet,
Desires may never find their goal,
But no one constant in prayer should fret,
For God will meet the thirsty soul Read More
2017-08-08 17:34
This article was written in simple English for an international magazine. We’d like to share it here with you.
Only one God exists. There are not many gods. The one true God created th… Read More
2017-08-08 00:17
Some things occur by happenstance,
By Heaven others are decided;
Though life eternal is not by chance,
But personal choice divinely guided Read More
2017-07-16 12:09
God wants everyone to be saved. As a child of his, I want what he wants. God not only wants everyone to be saved, but he works to this end. As a child of his, I work because God works.
Jesus… Read More
2017-07-06 11:32
Be sure to watch this excellent video, released about a week ago, by Lance Mosher on why John the Baptist baptized people during his ministry. He goes on to explain the various baptisms in t… Read More
2017-06-23 09:01
This Twitter quote about writing got me to thinking about the writers, and about us the readers, of Scripture: “I love writing that allows for many things to happen at once…&rdq&hell…Read More
2017-06-22 12:49
Search not God’s skies for special, personal signs
To know his will, as ancient man appealed
For knowledge in entrails and crooked lines.
The center: what God desires has been revealed… Read More
2017-06-10 11:52
As a long-term investment in our health and work, Vicki and I let few things interfere with our thrice-weekly workouts. But a few things are more important. Such as a baptism. Yesterday, I b… Read More
2017-06-08 11:22
No greater question to ask before the Lord:
“What must I do to be saved?” The written Word
Gives answer: Believe in Christ, obey his command,
Repent, be immersed, in grace and co… Read More
2017-06-07 11:18
Work ahead and do tomorrow’s
task today, not yesterday’s.
Avoid the lazy and late man’s sorrows—
While others pay, the planner plays Read More
2017-06-03 12:09
What makes all doctrines plain and clear?
About two hundred pounds a year,
And that which was proved true before
Proved false again? Two hundred more.
—Samuel Butler (1600-1680), in Hu… Read More
2017-05-29 14:26
I’ve put this stanza by Whittier in an image, to preserve the spacing. It comes from his poem “The Reformer” and spoke powerfully to me this morning Read More
2017-05-27 15:26
The Son of Man was heaped with shame,
Stripped of dignity, the strain of sin
Upon his shoulders, pain of many:
The suffering Servant paid the ransom,
Freed all those in fear of death.
We sha… Read More
2017-05-22 09:01
The soul, unseen, is born and seeks
It’s maker—moves body and mind in space
And time—distracted by temptations,
Sights, and sounds—direction lost,
The path beyond in… Read More
2017-05-21 13:02
The cold of winter seeps into my bones,
My body aches, my limbs are hard to move,
The heavy air would lull my eyes to sleep;
The chill of sin, the chains of self remove:
The first and fiery… Read More
2017-05-19 23:11
The plan fulfilled, the promise kept,
The Christ has come, for man to accept;
Before time was, and space and matter,
The goal was set, by blood and water,
To save mankind in spiritual birth… Read More
2017-05-17 17:02
In the quiet corner, alone,
Far from voices, in the still,
I seek you, Lord, to understand,
To know your ways, to do your will.
From emptiness to fullest blessing,
From tears of grief to joy… Read More
2017-05-13 12:57
The Lord of worlds and Launcher of suns
Inserted himself in human space;
No house or home to pillow his head,
He restored to man the holy place Read More
2017-05-10 16:32
There’s nothing in the world for me:
No tenderness, no pleasure free
Of pain and death, no love that’s pure,
No higher reason, no good secure.
In Christ are all the gifts of God… Read More
2017-05-10 11:16
The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.
Prov 10.8 NIV
Jesus came to earth in order to do the Father’s will, Heb 10.7. He learned obedience, Heb 5… Read More
2017-05-06 13:39
Of all the powers now manifest,
Each one proclaims itself the best,
To prosper man and bring him peace,
To make his knowledge and wealth increase.
But one alone can make him whole
And fill w… Read More
2017-05-03 03:31
Great study earlier tonight with a young couple interested in knowing God. Pray they may come to faith and salvation.
Gravity is a wonderful thing. It keeps your feet on the ground. And the… Read More
2017-05-01 20:20
1. I was blessed last Friday: I was directly under the light bulb in my office bathroom when it exploded and sent pieces of glass flying. Not a single one landed on me.
2. The bulb explosion… Read More
2017-04-26 17:18
Our God is great and good, eternally!
Receiving praise through battle and victory hymn,
The Lord sits reigning on his glorious throne
Among four creatures, angels, and cherubim,
In splendor… Read More
2017-04-25 11:44
King Ahab let his pagan wife Jezebel do all the dirty work. She conspired to get Naboth’s vineyard for him, as he pouted on his bed, face turned to the wall. The Lord sent his servant… Read More
2017-04-24 18:46
Just as in the entire world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing, so it has also been bearing fruit and growing among you from the first day you heard it and understood the grace of God… Read More
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