That may seem like a weird or even a dumb question. Most people immediately respond that The Ten Commandments are God’s laws and of course we want to keep them. After all …! Continue reading Why Would Anyone Want To Keep The 10 Commandments?
Art museums are places where curators display art for public view. Viewers then peruse the selections reacting to each one.
The viewers don’t judge the art work (good or bad); the selected works have already been judged and found worthy for display. Continue reading Have You Seen Desert Art?
Habakkuk is my hero. I want to search him out in eternity and ask him for some more details about his life.
He’s my hero because he has a special connection with God. He spoke with God and God spoke with him.
In the post The Abundant Life – Living on Food Stamps – Part 1 we established that The Abundant Life is not about material ‘things’. The Abundant Life is about spiritual ‘things’.
Before we discuss spiritual ‘things’, Continue reading The Abundant Life – Living on Food Stamps – Part 2
The Abundant Life, it’s the American dream.
“The Abundant Life”, just the words have a nice ring to them. If the abundant life is within my grasp, I want it! Continue reading The Abundant Life – Living on Food Stamps – Part 1
February 1, 2013 my wife, Phyllis, celebrated her 75th birthday. On the day she was born God put a tag on her toe that read, “When he asks, this one is for Ray!”
As a young Seaman in the Navy I prayed day after day for the girl that God had picked out as my life-mate. I didn’t know her name, but I knew she existed and I longed for the day we two would become one. We met during our first semester at Multnomah University
Continue reading My Wife is Perfect – for me!
All my life I’ve heard sermons about how terrible it was that Joseph and Mary could not find a room in the inn. Most preachers ragged on the Inn Keeper because he did not make room for the expecting mother.
As a young boy I pondered that question Continue reading Why was Jesus Born in a Barn?
I’ve had it with all the talk from the media and politicians about gun control, as a result of the recent CT shooting (December 2012). Had it! Had it! Had it!
The guns used in that shooting Continue reading The CT Shooting Tragedy Is Not About Body Count!
We’ve all had them, an idea that flashes through your head that shakes your body to the core.
I had one of those Christmas week 2012. The idea came from a poem written by Jerry Allen, a Multnomah University classmate, describing what it would like if Christ had been born in Papua New Guinea. Continue reading What if Christ was born in New Guinea?
Admittedly, right from the git-go, selecting “The Best” Bible translation for everybody in the English speaking world is impossible (English is the major language in over 75 countries and territories). It’s impossible because it all depends on who is reading the Bible and for what purpose. We are all wired differently. Look at the Continue reading How to Choose the Best Bible Translation