2 Corinthians 5:1-2, 5-9 – For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. 2 Meanwhile we groan,longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling,5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given…
Continue ReadingMy son Ray got me going on the subject, stirring up intriguing memories. Nimrod, one who rebelled against God, and great warrior of antiquity (see Genesis 10, 1 Chronicles 1, Micah 5) is mentioned in the Antiquities of the Jews, Book 1, Chapter 4, Verse Two: 2. Now it was Nimrod who excited them to…
Continue ReadingHorror oh horror, oh the screams! Agony yells out with abandon, Women bend over and scream with no restraint! Even children know the horror. Men groan and fear at what has been wrought. In anger and revolt the earth roars and shakes, Thunder and lightning unveil the vulgarity, Winds rush and push the stench into…
Continue ReadingGracious and sure is Your loving hand Almighty God How wonderful are Your blessings Fresh every morning they are Their sweet aroma greets me as I wake Wondrous and pungent like fresh cut flowers I am refreshed as I breathe them in You Almighty God are my sustenance Like a hearty breakfast you energize me…
Continue ReadingIsaiah 1:16-17 – 16 Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong. 17 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. James 1:27 – Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and…
Continue ReadingI’m finishing up the book “DOG MAN, An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain”. It is the story of a Japanese man, Morie Sawataishi and how, in the face of strong Japanese tradition, he was a man who went against tradition and common expectations. The major part of his life was saving, loving and breeding…
Continue Reading1 Corinthians 15:49 – 49 And just as we have borne the image of the earthly man, so shall we bear the image of the heavenly man. Want a New Year resolution that you can’t lose? How about the above? For those who have entrusted their eternity in Christ, for those who love Jesus above anything or…
Continue ReadingNumbers 6:24-26 – 24 “‘“The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26 the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”’ This I pray for every one of you. With deep passion I pray for you. May God’s best…
Continue ReadingWhen reading the Word of God we should always remember that the ultimate purpose of it is to reveal God Himself to us. He desires for us to know Him and in doing so, to love Him. So much could be written to reveal that truth, but so as not to write a large piece,…
Continue ReadingOnce, when working for a large aircraft manufacturing company, a supervisor came to the plane I was working on and told me I had a phone call from my wife. Now this was way before the onslaught of cell phones, so if someone was to be called at work, they would receive the call through…
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