Category Archives: Maturity

Research on the Rapture Doctrine

Posted on 2020/04/20 by JimR, Chaplain

From my earliest years till I was around 25 or 26 I was instilled with the Rapture doctrine. Then I happened by a Christian book store in Wilmington one day and while looking through books on eschatology I found this … Continue reading →

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Christians Eat Their Own

Posted on 2020/03/26 by JimR, Chaplain

I’m a bit disturbed over people who seem to criticize various Christian groups or ministers. No doubt there are charlatans out there that are fleecing the flock, so to speak, but I am amazed at the attacks on each other … Continue reading →

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My Mind Is Stayed Upon Him

Posted on 2020/03/19 by JimR, Chaplain

All my life I thought I had things figured out. But of late, I’ve found yet another level of this life that God has opened to me. I’m at a point where I’m separating myself from what I used to … Continue reading →

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Ain’t Got Me Yet

Posted on 2020/03/16 by JimR, Chaplain

Let’s see, I’ve had the Red measles, Black measles, German measles, mumps, chicken pox, my mom told me the docs told her I also had a mild case of small pox and an assortment of other diseases. I almost went … Continue reading →

Posted in Abundant life, Christian, church, Family, God's Calling, Health, Home, Love, Maturity, Old Age, Patience, Ponderings, Priorities, Respect for Life, Sobering Thoughts, Spiritual Growth, Spiritual Investments | 3 Comments

End of a Year and End of a Decade

Posted on 2019/12/28 by JimR, Chaplain

It seems like only yesterday I was sixty. That was 2010. Now approaching seventy I’ve found a plethora of changes have occurred not only in my mental state, but physical as well. No longer youthful, even as I presumed so … Continue reading →

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A Boy to a Man

Posted on 2019/12/26 by JimR, Chaplain

I don’t remember writing much about my military time except perhaps in my autobiography. It struck me a couple of days ago how it affected me when my brother commented through a post on his FaceBook page that everyone should … Continue reading →

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