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Category Archives: Biblical teaching
Getting Older
Old people like me try to side-step getting old by not saying “I’m old”, but saying I’m older. That doesn’t sound like much, but it says a lot. It’s a non-admission of getting old. I’m presently 74 years old. I … Continue reading
Posted in Abundant life, Biblical teaching, Christian, Christian Mission, Common Sense, Death, Failure Not An Option, Follow God, God's direction, God's Guidance, Hope, Maturity, Old Age, Ponderings, Salvation, Sobering Thoughts, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Investments
Tagged bible, christianity, death, faith, god, jesus, life, old age, Salvation, Work
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Life Is Changing
It’s been a long time since my last post. I have changed so much in my absence from this blog of mine. I once thought I had it all together. I’m pretty sure I did. What changed? I got lax … Continue reading
Posted in Abundant life, Biblical teaching, Christian, Christian Mission, Common Sense, Death, Follow God, God's Calling, God's direction, Growing up, Hope, Love, Mental Health, Mission Work, More of God, Old Age, Patience, Ponderings, Possibilities, Priorities, Righteous alarm, Salvation, Sobering Thoughts, Spiritual, Spiritual Gits, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Investments
Tagged bible, christianity, death, faith, god, jesus, life, old age, Work
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And Darkness Covered the Earth
Isaiah 60:1-3 Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. 2For behold, darkness covers the earth, and thick darkness is over the peoples; but the LORD will rise upon you, and His … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical teaching, Common Sense, Patience, Ponderings, Respect for Life, Righteous alarm, Sobering Thoughts, Spiritual
Tagged bible, christianity, faith, god, jesus
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God Doesn’t Change
Just an observation. I was letting my mind do it’s usual. Throwing things around in my head about how we view God today. A thought came up that made me stop and think. God is God. Right? He says He … Continue reading
Posted in Absolute(s), Biblical teaching, Christian, Common Sense, Follow God, Ponderings, Random Thoughts, Spiritual, Spiritual Growth
Tagged bible, christianity, faith, god, jesus
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Pursuing God
I woke up this morning with the knowledge that God takes care of me. Not only me, but all of you that read and haven’t read this. Believe it or not, I still have to struggle through some days. But … Continue reading
Compromise
I cannot for the life of me understand why Christians take up for sin when sin (in this case a slap in the face of Christians) will take up for this Olympic show of the things we are to hate. … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical teaching, Christian, Spiritual Gits
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Healing
I have often considered the decisions of either praying for someone to be healed or to pray for God’s will. I’m sure I’m not alone in this world over these two directions we should consider for someone who requests we … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical teaching, Christian, Common Sense, God's direction, God's Guidance, Health, Mental Health, Ponderings, Prayer, Priorities, Respect for Life, Sobering Thoughts
Tagged christianity, faith, god, jesus, Prayer
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Answer the Call
There is such a gamut of discussion on Christianity. Everyone seems to have their on renditions of what this word entails. We all seem to agree to foundational truths, but it fans out from those truths. God has always been. … Continue reading
Availability
Believe me when I say growing old is not for sissies. I’ll be seventy-four in October and I’m beginning to feel the change an old body takes from year to year now. The body will fail. It will die. Disease … Continue reading
Posted in Biblical teaching, Christian, Christian Mission, Common Sense, Failure Not An Option, Family, Follow God, God's Guidance, Hope, Love, Maturity, More of God, Old Age, Patience, Ponderings, Possibilities, Respect for Life, Salvation, Sobering Thoughts
Tagged cancer, faith, Family, god, jesus
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O Death, Where is Thy Sting?
A thought just hit me. When a bee stings its stinger breaks off in its prey. It can never sting again. O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin, and … Continue reading
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