Slow Down In the early 1970s, I was a police officer in Detroit Michigan and while riding with a partner he remarked that he had heard a “cool” song on the radio called Cats in the Cradle by Harry Chapin (if you don’t know it, check it out on YouTube music). Eventually, I heard the … Continue reading TRUTH HURTS
IT’S TIME TO DO A REALITY CHECK
Use your words carefully November 2024 During the past year or so people of all walks have been in turmoil one way or the other, including Christians. It seems some of us have lost our ability to think and reason rationally, we have let our emotions direct our lives and speech, and we can’t even … Continue reading IT’S TIME TO DO A REALITY CHECK
A Nation of Fools
Ignorance vs wisdom That’s what we are. The blame, responsibility, the reasons, and the problem lie with us because we have allowed ourselves to become a nation of fools. Some people deserve more condemnation than others. Some have a half-baked excuse for their faults while others don’t have a leg to stand on. And then … Continue reading A Nation of Fools
CHRISTIAN MEN OF TODAY PART 2
Before I start saying things about some Christian men who have become sedentary, meek, afraid to speak up, ready to let someone else do the difficult confrontations, and scared to communicate with other men when conflict arises, I readily admit I was in those categories and in some cases, I still struggle to step up … Continue reading CHRISTIAN MEN OF TODAY PART 2
CHRISTIAN MEN OF TODAY
Are we measuring up to His standards The men of scripture were a different bread of the men today. In the Old Testament, there were men like Able and Abraham. Including David, Joseph, and Moses. We can’t forget Sampson and his fall from grace. Trials, hardships, disappointments, and a variety of struggles followed these men … Continue reading CHRISTIAN MEN OF TODAY
MENDING FENCES
MENDING FENCES, SHOULD WE? I will make a long story short, which I usually do not do because the results of the story are more important than the story. About three months ago, at a bible study I attended, a brother in Christ was running down the pastor at the church I attend in front … Continue reading MENDING FENCES
What is worshipping
Do we get it right “Is worship, then, essentially an experience or feeling? Is it to be identified with a special sense of the presence of God, with some kind of religious ecstasy, or with expressions of deep humiliation before God? Are there special moments in a Christian meeting when we are truly “worshipping” God? … Continue reading What is worshipping
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DESCRIPTIVE AND PRESCRIPTIVE SCRIPTURE
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT Definitions; Descriptive: A descriptive passage paints a picture with words. It focuses on providing details about something – a person, place, object, event, or even an emotion – in a neutral and objective way. Prescriptive: A prescriptivepassage specifically teaches that something should happen. Simply put, is it a command, giving exact rules, directions, … Continue reading THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DESCRIPTIVE AND PRESCRIPTIVE SCRIPTURE
Repentance, Forgiveness, and Restoration
Part 4 Repentance Forgiveness and Reconciliation Part 4 June 2024 Reconciliation To reconcile with someone means we try to restore friendly relations so that we can get along with or have reconciliation with each other. Reconciliation is defined as (1) The restoration of friendly relations. (2) The action of making one view or belief compatible with another. … Continue reading Repentance, Forgiveness, and Restoration
Repentance Forgiveness and Reconciliation Part 3
Do we have to forgive? Again, that is an easy question if the sin against us is minor. But there are extreme circumstances of unimaginable serious sins committed on people that seem to negate or make exception to the command to forgive others. In our humanness, and even within some cultures, we are led to … Continue reading Repentance Forgiveness and Reconciliation Part 3
Manos de Dios, Hands of God Ministries 