Category Archives: Spiritual Growth

What Rib?

Posted on 2024/01/06 by JimR, Chaplain

Studying pays off. It creates questions, but that’s what studying is for. I studied words and the text concerning Adam’s “rib” and came to question. In researching it I found I’m not alone. The excerpt says a lot to me. … 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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Children Are Our Heritage

Posted on 2023/09/23 by JimR, Chaplain

Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. – Psalm 127:3 I have had something that has shifted in my life of late. I drove a school bus when I was … 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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“I Have Known You” – God

Posted on 2023/02/25 by JimR, Chaplain

Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be. – Psalm 139:16 In the original, the word “unformed” means He saw us in our … Continue reading →

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