Tag: Jesus

Thursday Thoughts – 08/28/2025 –

August 28, 2025

Flag at half-staff Alert! As a mark of respect for the victims of the school shooting in Minneapolis on Aug. 27, 2025, the United States flags are to be flown at half-staff immediately through sunset Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. When published, White House proclamations may be found at  https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/ TOPICS Americana, Christian Life, Culture/Society, Informed Citizenship {Govt … More Thursday Thoughts – 08/28/2025 –

Devotion/Study – “Worldviews and Tragedy” – 08/26/2025

August 26, 2025

… a Christian worldview must be used as an essential tool in evangelism, to answer the questions and objections of the unbeliever. However, it must be clearly understood that, in the final analysis, it is the gospel that has the power to bring an individual to salvation (Romans 1:16–17). Finally, a Christian worldview is foundational … More Devotion/Study – “Worldviews and Tragedy” – 08/26/2025

Sunday Sermon Series – “Doctrine” – 08/24/2025

August 24, 2025

COMMENTS This is an update from a post of January 2023, Why do Some Pastors Deliberately Avoid Teaching Doctrine? The simple answer is folks like easy believism, the vast majority of westerners go to church not to be convicted of sin but to get their feel good about god (note small “g” purposeful) tank topped … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Doctrine” – 08/24/2025

Friday’s Quote – ” I have hewd them” – 08/22/2025

August 22, 2025

Benjamin Keach Hosea 6:5 Hosea 6 CONTEXT Statement of Hope and Invitation to Repent (6:1–3) Transgression of the Covenant (6:4–11) Joel R. Beeke, Michael P. V. Barrett, and Gerald M. Bilkes, eds., The Reformation Heritage KJV Study Bible (Grand Rapids, MI: Reformation Heritage Books, 2014), 1234. THIS chapter gives an account of some who were … More Friday’s Quote – ” I have hewd them” – 08/22/2025

Thursday Thoughts – 08/21/2025

August 21, 2025

TOPICS Americana, Christian Life, Culture/Society, Family/Pro-Life, Informed Citizenship {Govt & Politics}, Informed Patriotism, Prayer, Military/Veterans, World Affairs, You Can’t Make This Up, and more. We hope you become informed readers and citizens based on both the Bible and our founding fathers: Acts 17:10-12, 2 Tim 2:14-16, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Paine Americana Faith and a Moral Society Herbert Hoover: from Indian … More Thursday Thoughts – 08/21/2025

John Bunyan Trieste on the Holy Spirit – 08/02/2025

August 2, 2025

I have just finished the sixth Chapter of Taking Hold of God: Reformed and Puritan Perspectives on Prayer. This chapter was all about John Bunyan’s perspective on prayer and how the Holy Spirit affects our prayer life. Below is the final subheading of the chapter, note the words in blue, followed by a link to … More John Bunyan Trieste on the Holy Spirit – 08/02/2025

The Ways ad Ends of the Wicked – 07/28/2025

July 28, 2025

July 24, 2025, by Steve The Ways and Ends of the Wicked Charles Spurgeon, et al. (You will find it helpful to LISTEN to the Audio, as you READ the text below.) Psalm 1:4-6, “Not so the wicked!  They are like chaff that the wind blows away.  Therefore, the wicked will not stand in the judgment,    nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. … More The Ways ad Ends of the Wicked – 07/28/2025

Sunday Sermon Series – “Sprugeon on Interpteting Scripture” – 07/27/2025

July 27, 2025

COMMENTS I have said this before, but it bears repeating: those who say “that’s just your interpretation of the Bible” rarely have a good understanding of scripture. Scripture is not open to individual interpretation (2 Peter 1:20). There are some who argue that this verse only refers to the Old Testament prophets. While a case … More Sunday Sermon Series – “Sprugeon on Interpteting Scripture” – 07/27/2025

Devotional – “Pray for the Church” – 07/25/2025

July 26, 2025

COMMENTS A couple of people have pointed out that I often seem to criticize the evangelical church. My objective is not to condemn but to draw attention to my personal observations. Just as I am convinced “the church” overall in the USA is not healthy. Far too many have numbers inflated by “members” who are … More Devotional – “Pray for the Church” – 07/25/2025

Study – The Christian’s use of time! – 07/23/2025

July 23, 2025

In last Friday’s post, we looked at the Theology of work. Today, when I opened my Grace Gems file, the following information and study were there, and it seemed like an appropriate follow-up. Years ago, when I was in the Army, they made a BIG push to “time management”; they wanted all senior NCOs and … More Study – The Christian’s use of time! – 07/23/2025