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Dealing with the Altar of Baal (Part One)

 wgmeisheid  January 7, 2026  0 Comments on Dealing with the Altar of Baal (Part One)

This is going to be a very long post. It will also be somewhat controversial. It discusses the importance of feelings in apprehending the truth of God. Let me start by saying that feelings can guide you toward things you…

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Eros and Agape: The Uniqueness of God’s Love

 wgmeisheid  December 11, 2025  0 Comments on Eros and Agape: The Uniqueness of God’s Love

Someone who recently visited my blog accessed an old post from 2006 about Eros and Agape, and when I looked back at what I argued, I realized it is an important battleground in the Church and the world today and…

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A Long Obedience in the Same Direction

 wgmeisheid  December 8, 2025  0 Comments on A Long Obedience in the Same Direction

We bought our house back in 1986, on almost .7 acres in the historic community of Oella, Maryland. Our house started out as a 2-room cabin in the 1860s. Around 1910, they added a second floor and front L, sitting…

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Forgiveness and the Gospel of Jesus Christ

 wgmeisheid  November 12, 2025  0 Comments on Forgiveness and the Gospel of Jesus Christ

When most people think of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, they think of being born again and passages such as John 3:3 “Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the…

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Boomer Angst and Growing Irrelevance

 wgmeisheid  October 8, 2025  0 Comments on Boomer Angst and Growing Irrelevance

Vox Day’s lead post today discussed the rise in Boomer Rage and its potential causes. (https://voxday.net/2025/10/08/rage-against-the-mortality/). As the title suggests, mortality is an unavoidable marker, and when people approach the end of their lives, they often become less relevant to…

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The Power of Data and the Fragility of Freedom

 wgmeisheid  October 3, 2025  0 Comments on The Power of Data and the Fragility of Freedom

There are nexus points in history when the emergence of a new technology or method, coupled with supporting elements, changes everything we know about life and living. We are currently experiencing an issue with Internet data collection, which encompasses nearly…

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House Cleansing

 wgmeisheid  June 30, 2025  0 Comments on House Cleansing

Today, I am going to my daughter’s house and doing a house cleansing of her property. It is at her request. What follows are the prayers and activities we will do. I have also included a downloadable PDF of the…

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The Core of “Knowing God” by J.I. Packer

 wgmeisheid  May 7, 2025  0 Comments on The Core of “Knowing God” by J.I. Packer

I have been intimately involved with J.I. Packer’s book Knowing God for nearly 45 years. I have taught through the book in various classes, including some online, some in my own spaces, and some in the church spaces of my…

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The Saddest Thing There Is

 wgmeisheid  May 5, 2025  0 Comments on The Saddest Thing There Is

If I asked you, “What do you think is the saddest thing there is?” What would your answer be? Your answer would be very revealing about the priorities you have in life. I will give you mine. It is not…

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The Intersection of Revenge/Vengeance and Forgiveness

 wgmeisheid  April 14, 2025  0 Comments on The Intersection of Revenge/Vengeance and Forgiveness

As our culture begins spiraling toward accepting dangerous behaviors, such as justifying violence and revenge for less and less egregious offenses, we are quickly headed toward a very dark place. For example, an NCRI (Network Contagion Research Institute at Rutgers…

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