Category Archives: God’s direction

Give It Up

Posted on 2024/01/20 by JimR, Chaplain

John 3:30 He must become greater; I must become less. John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them. The last part of verse … Continue reading →

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Judgment?

Posted on 2024/01/05 by JimR, Chaplain

Judgment is a vast area of study. My perspective is that God laid down principles to live by and in not doing so He has no say over man since free will steers the individual to apply or not apply … Continue reading →

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I Will Not Bow, I Will Not Bend

Posted on 2023/11/25 by JimR, Chaplain

NewsBreak is a news source I get notifications from daily. There are sometimes events that go against my Chrisitan faith and I will comment. Without fail, I will get assailed by non-believers for my stance. The comments come in a … Continue reading →

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Don’t Give Up

Posted on 2023/11/10 by JimR, Chaplain

I’ve not been writing much lately. The summer projects consumed my wife and me. We built a deck and my wife is trying to finish up her sidewalk project. A friend came and put in the sliding glass door for … Continue reading →

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More About Growing Up

Posted on 2023/10/30 by JimR, Chaplain

Hebrews 6:1 – Therefore let us leave the elementary teachings about Christ and go on to maturity, not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith in God, 2instruction about baptisms the laying on of hands, … Continue reading →

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Grow Up

Posted on 2023/10/27 by JimR, Chaplain

First and foremost, we must prepare ourselves for the work of the Gospel. If not, what good are we to those we are commissioned to adjure the lost into the fold? Have a ready answer when either in season or … Continue reading →

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I Love God

Posted on 2023/10/16 by JimR, Chaplain

I sit here tonight with nothing in particular on my mind. My wife went off to church for intercessory prayer. I’ve been to a previous evening, but tonight I’ve had all I can do for one day. Being old isn’t … Continue reading →

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Retrospect – There Is No Future In The Past

Posted on 2023/09/04 by JimR, Chaplain

I happen to live in the moment sometimes not thinking about the past or future. Today I woke up from a dream I still have on my mind. It was about my first real love. It was real, but it … Continue reading →

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Paradymn Shift

Posted on 2023/08/11 by JimR, Chaplain

While talking with my pastor yesterday I was able to grasp something I’ve already realized yet had not verbalized. I’ve considered myself as OCD for many years. That is not something I self-identified so much as what some who know … Continue reading →

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Why?

Posted on 2023/08/03 by JimR, Chaplain

I’ve dropped the ball on writing. I’m busy with so many other things. Driving a school bus for the summer reading program finished up last Thursday. My wife and I are building a huge deck. It is a major project. … Continue reading →

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