From Questions, Two Applications
Is the Kingdom of God overrated? Does it get too much attention by Christian authors and the pastors in the pulpit? What does it have to do with life and being a faithful follower of Jesus? Does a level of understanding with regard to the Kingdom of God help me in being a disciple? Question: …
Thanksgiving is coming up...followed by Christmas...and surrounded by many other occasions when we are faced with ridiculous amounts of food. As you go through the food line with a plate that might be 10" in diameter you ask the annual question: How am I going to fit all of this on my plate? Then you …
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Today there are some big decisions for the kingdom of America. Millions of votes will continue to pour in. Some politicians will continue in the office which they currently hold while others are replaced. Policies will be created for good or for bad; results will follow which some of us will rejoice over and while …
How should we understand the kingdom of God? When does it appear in God's plan? Where will it be? What does "Kingdom of God" mean? And we could go on, and on, and on with such questions. I would argue that if you have been a regular part of or member of a church for …
Will this world be destroyed and replaced or renovated when Jesus returns? Will God bring out an angelic 'Death Star' and zap earth in order to create a completely different planet? For the moment I will say I believe that this world will be renovated not replaced. I will explain in greater detail in a …
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I seldom flip open my computer after midnight to write and publish in the same sitting. However, when those occasions come where something is pressing on my mind I role with it. This post is really the convergence of two things in my life at the moment: If you have been tracking with this blog …
I wear glasses. Each eye needs a different prescription. Each eye as it looks through the lens has a slightly different perspective, yet together they give me a full and clear picture. I am stronger and better because the two work together. I would be worse off only to have the use of one. My …
This morning I was out for a drive at sunrise. On the horizon was a peachish, orange circle. As I looked at it with the clouds around it and wistfully spread in front it I was surprised...surprised that I was looking at it...it was the sun after all. Or was it? I wasn't sure which …
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Conversation with friends Several years ago while I was studying for the ministry I met with a couple of older and more experienced pastors to run some questions by them. I do not remember what those questions were but somehow we ended up on the topic of the millennium. This part of theology was so …
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What gift have you been give at Christmas or on your birthday that took your breath away? Maybe it is a handful of gifts which stand out above the rest. No, nothing lasts forever, but I would venture to guess that at least one or a few of those gifts lasted awhile or have had …
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The Reforming Raker 