The Swinging of the Pendulum

The swinging of the pendulum! Have you noticed knee jerk reactions when there is any kind of disagreement in most any area of life? If one party takes an extreme position then the other party has to take the opposite extreme position. It also happens in the church. And it is something we desperately need

A Faith Booster and a Sin Buster

Before reading this I encourage you to read Exodus 19 and 20.   Exodus 20:18-20 18 “All the people perceived the thunder and the lightning flashes and the sound of the trumpet and the mountain smoking; and when the people saw it, they trembled and stood at a distance. 19 Then they said to Moses, “Speak to

Being the Bride of Christ

 In the following scripture God is speaking to His chosen people, the Israelites.  However, it takes place in the future when His people turn back to Him.  He is speaking to messianic Jews who are part of the body of Christ, the church.  As you read it specifically look for the love God has for

To Obey or Not to Obey

The wind and the sea obey him.  The plants obey him by producing seed after it’s kind The animals obey him by multiplying and filling the earth Sickness and disease obey him.  Leprosy obeys him.  Paralysis and fever obey him.    The sun, the moon, the stars and the planets obey him.   Morning and

Knowing the Mystery of Christ

Keith Kittle 11:08 AM (9 minutes ago) to me “For I want you to know how great a struggle I have on your behalf and for those who are at Laodicea, and for all those who have not personally seen my face, that their hearts may be encouraged, having been knit together in love, and attaining

All Heaven Was Silent

Have you ever wondered what was going on in heaven during Jesus’ crucifixion and death? During His Birth – All heaven rejoiced. And suddenly there appeared with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,  “Glory to God in the highest,And on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.” Luke

Sacrifice

I find it interesting that many pagan cultures, down through the ages, realized that animal sacrifice wasn’t sufficient to appease God. Human sacrifice was needed. But it had to be an innocent human, one untainted by sin. Therefore they often sacrificed babies or young virgin girls. That’s as close as they could come to an

The Parable of Popeye

If you’re as old as I am, I’m sure you’re familiar with the old cartoon character Popeye. Me and my brothers watched him all the time. As you know Popeye and Brutus were always scrapping and fighting. Most of the time Brutus would get the best of Popeye. Popeye would spend most of the show

In Relationship

Keith Kittle 3:18 PM (2 minutes ago) to me God created us as perfect creatures to be in perfect relationship with him.  However he gave us a choice not to be in relationship with him but to go our own way in life.  Mankind chose to go his own way knowing that the end result, the

Member of a Country Club

Imagine that you were the manager of an exclusive country club. The most elite club in the country and perhaps in the entire world. Membership was restricted to an elite few. In order to be a member you had to be a direct descendant of Jack. One day as you were working gate control a