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…
Category: Religion
Categories: Christianity, Demonic Issues, Religion
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…
Categories: Admonitions, Christianity, Knowing God, Religion
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…
Categories: Christianity, Conflict and War, Crime and Punishment, Religion
The Onion of Evil
I am a Christian. I am not just a Christian but one who is committed to Jesus Christ as the core of my being. For me, it is Jesus Christ, God the Word become flesh (John 1:1, 14), crucified and…
Categories: Christianity, Eschatological Musings, Philosophy, Religion
Vengeance of the Heart
During our church service this past Sunday, I believe the Lord gave me a word for the congregation. It went as follows. “Vengeance is mine, says the Lord Why are you vengeful? But you say, I am not vengeful. I…
Categories: Christianity, Philosophy, Religion
I am Updating My Knowing God Study Guides
I have begun editing my Knowing God Study workbooks to correct extensive copy-edit errors using Grammarly Pro as my assistant. This should make the materials easier to use and understand. You can find the edits here (All three sections…
Categories: Christianity, Knowing God, Religion
On the Auction Block: Another Meditation by My Sister
My sister sent me another of her early writings, which I am posting here. I believe you will find it inspirational. I have applied minor copy editing, but other than that, it is as she wrote it back in October,…
Categories: Christianity, Philosophy, Religion
The Narrow Ancient Path: A Meditation from My Sister
My sister sent me this meditation and encouraging email as I have been going through difficult times. I wanted to share it since I believe it will be helpful to so many who are trying to maintain their Christian walk…
Categories: Christianity, Philosophy, Religion
The Thinning Veil
A common expression in spiritual circles about the separation between the mundane physical world and the spiritual reality that coincides with it is that the separation is a veil that blocks our standard view of the spiritual realm. Some people…
Categories: Christianity, Eschatological Musings, Religion
The Importance of Ritual to Faith
“We are embodied creatures. Physical rituals are important to bridge the way to what we can’t conceptualize. Faith and Ritual by L’Ombre de l’Olivier. The sixties stripping of ritual and “senseless” tradition, pretty much across the board of most Western…
Categories: Christianity, Religion
