At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne (Revelation 4:2, ESV). In a book by C.S. Lewis, the mythical Queen Orual seeks an audience with God to complain about her life, demand justice, and ask why God allowed certain situations to happen. In answer to her […]
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Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him (1 Corinthians 7:17a, ESV). Go ahead and click this image to find my latest book. There’s further explanation later in this blog, but go ahead and take a look. You may not have read the
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As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world (Ephesians 2:1-2a, NIV). Mercy and grace were commonly used words in the ancient world until they met the blood of Jesus; then they became supernatural, resulting in new definitions that wouldn’t
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When first meeting someone, often we ask, “Well, you live in Springfield, Ohio. Do you know this person?” or “I know some people who live in Springfield, Ohio.” This is what the Apostle Paul was doing in Romans 16 — writing about people that he knew, who now lived in Rome. When Paul wrote and
But beyond this, my son, be warned: the writing of many books is endless, and excessive devotion to books is wearying to the body (Ecclesiastes 12:12, NASB1995). Most believers never experience “the writing of too many books” or “excessive devotion to books,” but I do. I have three million words of content that I’ve written in my computer files. And
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Without counsel plans fail, but with many advisers they succeed (Proverbs 15:22, ESV). In both Bible college and seminary (mid-70s), I was taught Bible, theology, Greek, exegesis, how to preach, and my denomination’s doctrine. I was required to take only one semester of counseling in both Bible college and seminary, yet in many years as
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From the throne came flashes of lightning, and rumblings and peals of thunder, and before the throne were burning seven torches of fire, which are the seven spirits of God (Revelation 4:5, ESV). Around the 4th of July, I often hear the phrase “Red, White, and Boom!” What began as a modest park celebration in 1981 on the
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We preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles (1 Corinthians 1:23, ESV). I want to introduce three non-Biblical and non-Christian friends from the first century — Josephus, Tacitus, and Pliny the Younger! These three men are Reason #8 for the Reliability of the New Testament. Why am I interested in
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And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him (Mark 11:22-24, ESV). Recently, I listened to a podcast by a
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How many are your works, Lord! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures geese (Psalm 104:24, OGV [Old Guy Version]). I have a love-hate relationship with geese. I ride my bike in several areas where geese cross the bike path, leaving droppings that I swerve to avoid. Since I ride a
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