Monthly Archives: October 2019

King Herod was so convicted by his own evil that he thought Jesus was John the Baptist resurrected; “At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the report about Jesus and said to his servants, ‘This is John the Baptist; he … Continue reading →

My wife and I watched The Titanic movie again last night.  It is a powerful movie and the scene of people scrambling to get into the lifeboats filled me with anguish for those who had to be left behind.  There … Continue reading →

Farmers and fields are important. Without them who would sow and harvest?  But if the seed is  a weed then the field produces nothing of value.   The seed contains everything needed to start a new life and produce a crop … Continue reading →

Signs and wonders are supposed to accompany  those who believe God’s Word.  Jesus said; “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not … Continue reading →

There’s a saying that goes something like this – ‘If you don’t have anything good to say, don’t say anything at all!’  Sound like good advice. Sometimes the best thing is to keep your mouth shut.  The only trouble is, … Continue reading →

When Jesus healed the demon-possessed, blind and mute man the Pharisees said Jesus was able to toss out the demon because  He was using the devils power; “This fellow does not cast out demons except by Beelzebub, the ruler of … Continue reading →

Healing in the New Testament takes different forms.  The ten lepers in the Gospel of Luke where all healed of leprosy (etherapeusen)  but only the one that came back to worship Jesus was healed physically and spiritually delivered (sesōken).  Knowing the … Continue reading →

The Bible wasn’t written in English by Europeans or North Americans.  The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and Aramaic and the New Testament was written in Greek.  So some words that we have only one meaning for in English … Continue reading →

There is the letter of the law and the spirit of the law.  What’s the difference?  Wikipedia says; “When one obeys the letter of the law but not the spirit, one is obeying the literal interpretation of the words (the … Continue reading →

When the law becomes it’s own rationale injustice is the outcome.  The law as an end in itself makes ‘rule following’ the ultimate good.  The reason for the rule is forgotten or ignored.  Laws and rules exist to serve the … Continue reading →