Problems are probably always related to people. Unclean spirits are frequently the sources of problems, but apart from people accepting or even hosting their activities, those spirits are like poverty-stricken orphans in a Charles Dickens story, peering in a bakery window at the warm pastries with no pennies to buy one. John saw in the Revelation of Jesus that one […]
What should we be doing in terms of giving to the King’s work and blessing His servants by offering them financial assistance? First, consider that in a Kingdom, everything belongs to the King. If something is in someone else’s possession, it is because the King is entrusting it to them at that time. They are just stewards of it, and […]
It is hard to sleep the night before you expect a big fight or you start a new job or you go on a 3 month vacation or you meet the Prime Minister of Namibia. Your brain won’t stop thinking. Even during the day, your lizard brain (amygdala) will flood you with things that you should worry about. If you […]
Part of the daily weather report is the meteorologists’ estimation of atmospheric visibility hindrances. They offer their perspective in miles. Jesus told Nicodemus that a person has to be born a second time before they can see the Kingdom of God (John 3:3). He merely described it as a prerequisite – He didn’t offer it as a guarantee – to […]
John (Jonah / Yochanan) had a son named Simon (Shim’on). Jesus gave him a nickname: Rock (Cephas / Peter). Simon’s actions as a follower of Jesus included declarations of his desire to worship Jesus (and Moses, and Elijah: Matthew 17), the fact that Jesus’ Father is Yahweh (Matthew 16) and that he would die before denying Jesus (Matthew 26). Yet, […]
If you shop at flea markets, you have seen merchandise that is considered “knock-off” whether you knew it or not. Some of the items that have brand names or team logos are not manufactured by companies who have paid the royalties for the names or logos. Much of this merchandise is also made cheaply, unlike the true brand quality. It […]
Your righteousness reaches heaven, God, You who have done great things; God, who is like You? You caused me to experience many troubles and misfortunes, but You will revive me again. You will bring me up again, even from the depths of the earth. You will increase my honor and comfort me once again. Therefore, with a lute I will […]
John 8:51 – I assure you: If anyone keeps My word, he will never see death—ever! (Holman Christian Standard Bible® © 1999) The word Jesus used that is translated “keeps” in this exclamation is a verb: an action word. The noun form of it: thing, place word, is sometimes translated “prison.” How tight is our grip on the things that […]
Karl Marx was the grandson of a Jewish rabbi. Before Karl was born, his father converted to Lutheranism to escape persecution as a Jew. Karl was baptized into the Lutheran church in 1824. He was influenced by many liberal thinkers in his education, but somewhere in his educational experiences he was exposed to the idea of the Kingdom of Heaven. […]