“O God, You are my God; Early will I seek You; My soul thirsts for You; My flesh longs for You In a dry and thirsty land Where there is no water. So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory” (Ps 63:1–2). That’s a funny question, isn’t […]
It was way back in the last century, I was working with a bunch of folks to start a church, in Eureka, CA. We were meeting in a grange hall with only around 30 people. The men noticed that there was a large, I think double-wide, mobile home parked right next to the hall and […]
“Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, And for His wonderful works to the children of men! Let them exalt Him also in the assembly of the people, And praise Him in the company of the elders” (Ps 107:31–32). This is a wonderful psalm. As usual, whenever anyone quotes a passage like […]
But Jesus said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:62). Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I […]
“O Lord, You have searched me and known me. You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. You […]
“And he said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lordhas taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.”” (Job 1:21) “Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; And let them say among the nations, “The Lord reigns.” Let the sea roar, and all its fullness; […]
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (Jn 3:16) “For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His […]
I came across this blog post today and it made me sad. It made me sad for two reasons: first, I have a lot of books by Bob Kellemen (who’s blog it is) and he is condoning and published the article. And second, because the author seems to be so ignorant of the world in which he […]
As I was preparing my breakfast this morning it occurred to me, right out of the blue, what an amazing thing seeing is. I grew up in Southern California, believing that evolution was true and somehow Christianity was true too. The one came from school, the other from home and church. The main thing about […]
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