Monthly Archives: August 2012

In many circles today the most well known verse of the Bible is “Judge not that you might not be judged.” It is often, probably most often used in ways that Jesus never intended us to use it. This verse … Continue reading →

When Jesus Christ launched his ministry he stood completely apart from other religious teachers and leaders of the day. As one born into a Jewish family who attended the Synagogue for teaching and worship regularly and went to the temple … Continue reading →

It is getting late in the evening and I’m sitting along with my thoughts.  I hadn’t really thought about the date until now.  Tomorrow would have been my brother, Roy’s 69th birthday.  He died at the age of fifty with … Continue reading →

All people do things in life they wish they hadn’t done. Certainly it is true that sometimes our regret for things we’ve done may have more to do with getting caught and suffering the consequences of our failure. The more … Continue reading →

During the period of history when Israel had been taken into Babylonian captivity for seventy years there were three major prophets of God speaking and working with different people. Jeremiah was preaching God’s word to the Israelites who were left … Continue reading →

A powerful means of persuading a group of people to agree with you is to take an example on which most everyone would agree and then place the object of discussion into the class already accepted by most people. It … Continue reading →

In a world of constant change it is often hard to know where to find the solid ground on which to stand. It seems to me that every way we turn in life there are challenges to every foundation on … Continue reading →