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“The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God.” – C.S. Lewis

Month: December, 2008

It’s Christmas Time

I wrote this letter to my Bible Study group and I wanted to share it with you guys in the Internets. – Ed.
I truly hope that this week is a week that is good for you all. Spend time with family, eat good food and drink good drink, celebrate and give your time, energy and [...]

Ruth 2: This Is My Heart

Not a couple days in Bethlehem and Ruth’s light from within her heart shines forth. Her heart is clearly shone in her love for her mother-in-law and wants to take care of her, if nothing else (1 Timothy 5:8).
Ruth Meets Boaz
1 Now Naomi had a relative of her husband’s, a worthy man of the clan [...]

We Pray Because God Is Sovereign, Part 2

Lord,
Christ above all.
Save them.
I don’t mean just their lives.
Save them.
Because You once saved me.
Amen.

Ruth 1: I Cannot Go Back

Originally posted on the blogsite for our BIble Study, Only The Broken, I decided to repost my full teaching notes over the lessons that I taught that evening. – Ed.
We have one of the most beautiful short stories of all the bible if not of all literature. Beyond a classic and heroic love story, this [...]

Not Really Of Us Or By Us

It is not anything that we have done or could have done, but everything that is good in us comes from Jesus Christ.
Is that your faith? Or did Jesus put that faith in you and continues to work on that faith until it is made perfect (Hebrews 12:2)
Is that your joy? or is did God [...]

We Do Not Go To War

John 18:36 Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world. If my kingdom were of this world, my servants would have been fighting, that I might not be delivered over to the Jews. But my kingdom is not from the world.”

Does Stuff Actually Happen To Me?

Today, I get the very thing I have been praying about: I was let go from staff at the IT firm I have been employed at since January.
“Let go” may not be the correct term: I was dropped from staff to contractor.  Now I am paid by the hour and I have more time.
But did [...]

I Am A One Point Calvinist

I do not agree with all points of Calvinism (despite my favorite teachers) or Arminianism (no matter what church I attend).
But there is only one point I can always defend and agree upon.  That…
God Saves Sinners

“God – the Triune Jehovah, Father, Son and Spirit; three Persons working together in sovereign wisdom, power and love to [...]

30 Posts In 30 Days

There were days where I would go weeks without posting anything.
Then my friend from the blogosphere, Anna, posted up the challenge for National Blog Posting Month or NaBloPoMo.  (Ah, it just rolls off the tongue, doesn’t it?)
I love a challenge but was perplexed on what should I write about or would I be able to [...]