16 For everything that belongs to[a] the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride in one’s lifestyle—is not from the Father, but is from the world. ~1Jn 2:16 (HCSB) John writes that there are three basic categories of temptation. Each of these was used in the initial temptation of…
We live in interesting times. I remember the shock that some had in 2016 when they realized that there is such a thing as an Electoral College. It really shows me how postmodern education has let down society. We are in an age of ignorance and decay, and heading towards…
3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any other beast of the field that the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God actually say, ‘You[a] shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?” ~Ge 3:1 (ESV) The story of how the serpent deceived Eve can seem pretty straight-forward, can’t…
15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. ~Heb 4:15 (NIV) OK, I know I was going to do a four-part series on the…
I cannot find the source now, so I will paraphrase something I once read: When you first read the Book of Job, you get mad at Satan. The second time you read it, you get mad at Job’s three “friends”. The third time you read it, you get mad at…
I have been furiously trying to tame the 2 — 3 thousand broken links, and along the way I found some posts that did not migrate over. So, while it may seem quiet, it hasn’t been. Having said that, I do expect that going forward my posting will not be…
This is a scary time of the year. People say and do the strangest things. Things that are creepy, and sometimes downright disgusting. The monsters, ghost, ghouls and goblins parade around so that people can pick which one they will vote for on election day. Watching the news, it is…
So, it’s been a while, eh? It has definitely been a rough ride the past few years, and a lot has been going on. On the plus side, I have a stable job that has treated me quite well, and I am married to a wonderful woman. That job has…
I wasn’t able to get the blog set up at the new location in time to post this in a timely manner (and I wasn’t going to try to do it from the hotel room). So, here’s some late Feast greetings. In addition, they posted a short video on YouTube…
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